A sixteenth-century Italian Double Harp, from the collection of S and P Erard. A plaque beside the harp tells that Vincentio Galileo gave a dissertation on 'modern' music in 1581, stating that harps with two rows of strings were common at the time.

Date:
4 May 1901
Reference:
BL16389
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The Bedford Lemere daybook records that the owners of the harp were Sebastian and Pierre Erard, harp and pianoforte makers of London and Paris. The daybook also states that the photograph was taken for 'a connoisseur', but does not provide a name. The location of the harp at the time of this photograph is unknown, but may have been Erard's showroom in London.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company