Concert with Nine Persons

Wallerant Vaillant

Associated Names
Wallerant Vaillant

Artist, Flemish, 1623 - 1677

The image shows a group of eight individuals in a classical setting, engaged in music and conversation. The central figure, a woman with long braided hair, is holding a violin. Another woman is seated on the floor playing the lute, and several men are seated or leaning in, paying attention. A couple is seated on the right, and the background includes a draped curtain, a solid column, and a table with sheet music or papers.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.70.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 224

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

2008

  • Everyday Life in Black and White. Dutch Mezzotints from the National Gallery of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery of the College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, Staten Island, New York, 2008, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

Wikidata ID

Q65578527

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