A group of cats is gathered in front of a music book. They are 'making music' and 'sing'. Musical instruments are scattered in the foreground.
| Artist |
Jacques Couché
RKD
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Benoît Louis Prévost
RKD
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Pieter I Bruegel
RKD
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| Title | Cat Concert, from the series 'De la galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans' |
| Date |
ca. 1786
ca. 1808 |
| Period |
18th century
19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription outside the depiction, below: Peint par P. Breughel / Dessiné par B.L. Prevost / Gravé par J. Couché / De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans. / A.P.D.R. / École Flamande / I.er Tableau de Pierre Breughel, / Peint sur Cuivre, ayant de hauteur 2 Pouces 6 Lignes, sur 3 Pouces 6 Lignes de large / Trois Tableaux de ce Maître ornent la Galerie du Palais Royal / Le sujet de ce Tableau [...] / [...] dont nour aurons occasion de parler. / Gal. Palais Royal |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
etching
AAT
burin engraving AAT reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-DQ |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-DQ |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8846/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300139140
genre pictures
AAT
300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
34B12
cat
Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 48C73 musical instruments; group of musical instruments Iconclass 48C741 printed edition of musical score Iconclass 48C75 making music; musician with instrument Iconclass |
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