c. 1595—Italy

An engraving by Antonio Tempesta entitled A Musical Gathering in the Company of Caged Birds, from Various Methods of Capturing Birds, features a trombone performing with a mixed consort of strings, winds, and keyboard; A wind consort performs in the background (see below image, click to expand; public domain) (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome; Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna; Buffa 248).