1742—Bologna, Italy

A miniature from Le Insignia degli Anziani Consoli (vol. XIII, c. 156, 1742) depicts a reception in honor of Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia in the Palazzo d’Accursio’s Galleria degli Anziani. Among the instruments pictured in the orchestra is a trombone (see detail and full image below; public domain) (Bologna Archivio di Stato; special thanks to John Manganaro, horniconography.com).