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Photo, Print, Drawing Moroccan State Trumpeters, 1864.

About this Item

Title

  • Moroccan State Trumpeters, 1864.

Summary

  • This original gouache painting of 1864 is by the celebrated British artist, Sir John Gilbert (1817--97). It originally was thought to depict Moroccan state trumpeters, but many of Gilbert's paintings are indistinct in terms of time and place and their exact subjects difficult to determine. Gilbert never traveled beyond Europe, but like many Victorian painters he was attracted to exoticism and to tales from Arabia, such as the story of Aladdin, and this piece reflects this interest in the exotic. One of the most prolific painters of his time, Gilbert was best known as an illustrator of Shakespeare, Scott, and contemporary writers such as Wilkie Collins and Dickens. He produced illustrations for the Illustrated London News and exhibited watercolors, oils, and other media at the Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy. The painting is from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection at the Brown University Library.

Names

  • Gilbert, John, Sir, 1817-1897 Artist.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1864.

Headings

  • -  Morocco
  • -  1864
  • -  Brass instruments
  • -  Moroccans
  • -  Musicians
  • -  Trumpet
  • -  Trumpet players

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 gouache; 47.9 x 33.2 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Brown University Library.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021670154

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Gilbert, John, Sir, Artist. Moroccan State Trumpeters. Morocco, 1864. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670154/.

APA citation style:

Gilbert, J. (1864) Moroccan State Trumpeters. Morocco, 1864. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670154/.

MLA citation style:

Gilbert, John, Sir, Artist. Moroccan State Trumpeters. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670154/>.