The Tyrolese Family Rainer. Songsters of Nature!!
[Drawn on Stone by E. Wilson. Vowles Litho.]
[Printed & Pubd. 1827, by S. Vowles, 3, St. Michaels Alley, Cornhill.]
Lithograph with added hand colour. Sheet 220 x 280mm (x 11". Skillfully trimmed round the family and glued to backing paper. Some brown spots.
The Rainer Family (Felix, Anton, Maria, Joseph & Franz) specialised in vocal harmonies, including yodelling. They are credited with the premier performance of 'Silent Night' in the Tyrol in 1819. Turning professional they toured extensively from 1824, visiting Britain in 1827 and performing for George the Fourth, who presented these costumes to them, before touring the United States in the 1830s. They disbanded in 1838.
[Ref: 63742] £130.00
[Printed & Pubd. 1827, by S. Vowles, 3, St. Michaels Alley, Cornhill.]
Lithograph with added hand colour. Sheet 220 x 280mm (x 11". Skillfully trimmed round the family and glued to backing paper. Some brown spots.
The Rainer Family (Felix, Anton, Maria, Joseph & Franz) specialised in vocal harmonies, including yodelling. They are credited with the premier performance of 'Silent Night' in the Tyrol in 1819. Turning professional they toured extensively from 1824, visiting Britain in 1827 and performing for George the Fourth, who presented these costumes to them, before touring the United States in the 1830s. They disbanded in 1838.
[Ref: 63742] £130.00