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Making music

Portraits that show musicians making music or holding musical instruments.

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Sir Henry Unton, by Unknown artist, circa 1596 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Henry Unton
by Unknown artist
circa 1596
NPG 710

Unknown man, formerly known as Daniel Purcell, by Unknown artist, circa 1700 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Unknown man, formerly known as Daniel Purcell
by Unknown artist
circa 1700
NPG 1463

Brook Taylor, probably by Louis Goupy, 1720 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Brook Taylor
probably by Louis Goupy
1720
NPG 1920

'The Music Party', by Philip Mercier, 1733 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

'The Music Party'
by Philip Mercier
1733
NPG 1556

The Shudi Family Group, by Marcus Tuscher, circa 1742 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

The Shudi Family Group
by Marcus Tuscher
circa 1742
NPG 5776

Charles Rousseau Burney, by Edward Francisco Burney, circa 1775-1780 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Charles Rousseau Burney
by Edward Francisco Burney
circa 1775-1780
NPG 1860

Johann Christian Bach, by Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1776 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Johann Christian Bach
by Thomas Gainsborough
circa 1776
NPG 5557

The Sharp Family, by Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1779-1781 - NPG - Private collection; on loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London

The Sharp Family
by Johan Joseph Zoffany
1779-1781
NPG L169

Anna Selina Storace, attributed to Benjamin Vandergucht, circa 1790 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Anna Selina Storace
attributed to Benjamin Vandergucht
circa 1790
NPG 6148

Elizabeth Bannister (née Harpur), by John Russell, 1799 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Elizabeth Bannister (née Harpur)
by John Russell
1799
NPG 1770

Patrick Byrne ('Irish Harper'), by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson, 1843-1848 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Patrick Byrne ('Irish Harper')
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
1843-1848
NPG P6(150)

Sir James Hope Grant, by Sir Francis Grant, circa 1861 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir James Hope Grant
by Sir Francis Grant
circa 1861
NPG 783

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