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Satirical print on the General Music Festival in Haarlem, 1850
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Satirical print on the General Music Festival in Haarlem, 1850

Paul Tetar van Elven · 1850 · lithography; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Cartoon on the General Music Festival of the Society for the Promotion of Music in Haarlem, 13–15 June 1850. Centrally, the performance of the new oratorio 'Elias' by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, with the caption 'The auditorium of the Oratorio'. Surrounding this are eight smaller humorous scenes. At the top, a portrait of J.J. Viotta beside a train pulled by a steam locomotive shaped like a drum.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintJoannes Josephus Viottainterior of churchchoirsteam locomotiveHaarlem
Credit lineSpotprent op het Algemeen Muziekfeest te Haarlem, 1850. 1850. Paul Tetar van Elven. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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