Concerto Spirituale

Art Historical Context

Step into the lively world of 18th-century London satire with *Concerto Spirituale*, etching touched with ink created in 1773 by James Brether after designs by Henry William Bunbury Measuring just under 10 by 8 inches, this intimate print from the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints captures a whimsical gathering of musicians, including famed performers like horn virtuoso Giovanni Punto, oboist Johann Christian Fisher, composers Johann Christian Bach and Carl Friedrich Abel. Dated precisely to March 23, Bunbury's caricature pokes fun at the era's concert scene, where these luminaries...