Playing in Parts
Brownlow North|Hannah Humphrey|James Gillray
May 15, 1801 · Hand-colored etching and aquatint · Drawings and Prints
Gillray makes fun here of a concert performed by amateur, centering his image on a young woman who energetically thumps a keyboard, accompanied by four men–a gouty cellist, a sawing violinist and two flutists. Attendees pay little attention to the music, since a young girl takes the opportunity to flirt with an officer at left and more military men at right shake hands, one bowing so low that his sword lifts the shirts a large lady behind him. Trenchant commentary is offered by a small dog that places a paw on a music book and howls.
- Artist
- Brownlow North|Hannah Humphrey|James Gillray
- Date
- May 15, 1801
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching and aquatint
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Gift of Jill Spalding, 2022