All Resolutions
(Facing p. 17.)
Artist
- Name:
- Grandville, J.-J.
- Dates:
- 1803-1847
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Humor
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Un autre monde
- Author(s):
- Delord, Taxile
- Publisher:
- Paris: Henri Fournier, 1844
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Machine-like musicians with movable joints and heads like puffs of steam are playing with some gusto a variety of instruments, including the violin, cello, trombone, oboe, drums, etc.
The caption reads in the original French: Concert à la vapeur.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, color, fantasy, machine, music, performance
