I just added 2 images and their captions to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1626-1650 and 19th century, 1801-1825). Both are from Poland. 1649—Wladyslaw, Poland: The drawing, Orchestra of Wladyslaw IV Vasa, includes at least one trombone (see center-left of…

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline, 17th Century (1601-1625) and to the blog post, Pick That Thing Up and Play! c. 1620—Antwerp, Belgium: In a painting called Minerva Visits the Nine Muses, attributed to…

I updated my previous black and white image with the detail and full image shown below. See Trombone History Timeline, 17th century (1626-1650). Special thanks to Tassos Dimitriadis. c. 1630—Antwerp, Belgium: A painting on the lid of a harpsichord by…

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century: 1826-1850) and to the collection of rear-facing trombone images, Backward Advances: Rear-Facing Trombones throughout History. c. 1828—Paris, France: Frédéric Bouchot’s La Grisette abandonée, No. 2,…

I just added this beautiful picture to my collection of iconography. You can find it in historical context in the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). 16th-17th century—Southern Germany: An inlaid panel with various woods by an unknown artist depicts a richly-dressed…

I added the image and caption below to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). Enjoy! 1883—Royal Waits Outside Marlborough House (London residence of the Prince of Wales), a caricature by an unidentified artist, includes a trombonist playing with a…

I just added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (20th century). 1914—Germany: A happy birthday postcard printed in Germany features a child playing trombone (see below image; public domain; Universität Osnabrück).

I just added this caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). 1676—Basel, Switzerland: A painting by an unknown artist on the ceiling of a castle/country manor house just outside Basel, now relocated to the “Gundeldinger…

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). c. 1575—A portrait of St. Cecilia playing organ, accompanied by musician angels, includes an angel playing trombone (see below image, public domain, special thanks to…

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,…