- Description
- 1 print (poster) : lithograph, b & w; 52 x 62 cm.
- Summary
- Subject: Poster with portraits of 6 musicians, each named in print beneath: Bernard Listemann (seated, holding viola); E.M. Heindl (standing, holding flute); Rudolph Hennig (seated, holding violoncello); Ludwig Emanuel Manoly (standing, holding double bass); Thomas Ryan (standing, holding clarinet); and Gustav Dannreuther (seated, holding violin). A piano can be glimpsed in the background.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Group portraits – 1870-1879.
- Posters – 1870-1879.
- Portrait prints – 1870-1879.
- Lithographs – 1870-1879.
- Note
- Title from poster caption at foot.
- Signed on plate, lower right, with artist's symbol, possibly JB.
- Accompanied by printed addition mounted at head: Music Hall, Troy, Thursday evening, November 14th, 1878. Popular prices. Seats secured at Cluett & Sons.
- Biography (note)
- The Mendelssohn Quintette Club was founded in 1849 and disbanded in 1895. Its personnel changed often and 30 different musicians participated over the years, but Thomas Ryan who played both viola and clarinet managed the club and remained active throughout. A double bass was added to the ensemble for the years 1876-1880. Tour groups usually included vocal and instrumental soloists besides the regular members. Cf. Am. Grove.
- Call Number
- JPB 94-38
- OCLC
- NYPG94-F260
- Title
Mendelssohn Quintette Club of Boston (organized 1849) [graphic].
- Imprint
Boston : Armstrong & Co. Lith. ; Cambridge : Riverside Press, [1878?]
- Biography
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club was founded in 1849 and disbanded in 1895. Its personnel changed often and 30 different musicians participated over the years, but Thomas Ryan who played both viola and clarinet managed the club and remained active throughout. A double bass was added to the ensemble for the years 1876-1880. Tour groups usually included vocal and instrumental soloists besides the regular members. Cf. Am. Grove.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
JPB 94-38 Oversize Iconography (+)