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Trombone in 18C Austrian Trophy
I added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). Austria is one of the most important locations for trombone in the 18th century, and this is reflected in iconographhy of the period.
c. 1748—Wilhering, Austria: Decorations surrounding the o...
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17C Trombone Drawing
I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1601-1625).
c. 1616—Brussels, Belgium: An artist from the studio of Sallaert includes a trombone in the below drawing that appears to be either a preparatory sketch or a copy of the more famou...
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Trombone in Early German Romantic Image
I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 1801-1825).
1803—Germany: Der Abend, by Philipp Otto Runge, features children playing musical instruments, including trombone, trumpet, and horn (see detail and full image below; public doma...
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Pair of 19C Drawings from Punch
I just added the 2 drawings and captions below to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 1826-1850). I also added them to Serpent & Ophicleide Images: 1600-1850.
1849—London, England: A drawing in the British weekly magazine, Punch, includes a band with trombone,...
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Alto Trombone in 19th-Century Trade Catalogs: 30 Examples from 7 Countries
1857—England: Henry Distin’s instrument catalog shows offerings of slide alto trombone and valve alto trombone in both E-flat and F (Myers, Horn Function 250).
c. 1860—New York: John F. Stratton offers two different models of “E-flat Alto Trombone” in his musical instrument cat...
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19C Trombone Sketch
I added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half).
c. 1875—Switzerland: Artist Karl Jauslin (1842-1904) sketches a portrait of Hans Ramstein playing trombone (see below image; Museen Muttenz; public domain).
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Group of 19C German Musicians
I just added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half).
1885—Germany: Artist Hugo Kauffmann’s artistic depiction of musicians includes a trombonist (see below image; public domain) (special thanks to Whelden Merritt).
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Angel-Trombonist in German Pilgrimage Church
I just added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century).
1600s—Betenbrunn, Heiligenberg, Germany: A painting at the Wallfahrtskirche Mariae Geburt depicts an angel playing trombone (see below image; public domain).
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Portrait with Rear-Facing Trombone
Today I added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century) and to the collection, Backward Advances: Rear-Facing Trombones throughout History.
Late 18th-early 19th century—Paris, France: “Un tromboniste,” a portrait by Henri-François Riesener,...
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Trombone in a German Wind Ensemble, c. 1880
I just added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half).
1880—Germany: A pen and wash drawing by Hugo Kauffmann features a trombone in a wind ensemble setting (see below image; public domain).
