File:His Master's Voice.jpg

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Captions

English

"His Master's Voice" logo with Nipper

Summary[edit]

Francis Barraud: His Master's Voice

Artist



Alternative names	Francis James Barraud
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	16 June 1856	29 August 1924
Location of birth/death	Liverpool	Kingston upon Thames
Authority file	: Q200921 VIAF: 6078068 ISNI: 0000000028059144 ULAN: 500013429 LCCN: n85060385 GND: 131864602 WorldCat

Title

British English:

His Master's Voice

Object type

painting

Description

English: In England, artist Francis Barraud (1856-1924) painted his brother's dog Nipper listening to the horn of an early phonograph during the winter of 1898. Victor Talking Machine Company began using the symbol in their trademark, His Master's Voice, in 1900, and Nipper joined the RCA family in 1929.

Date

between 1898 and 1899

Source/Photographer

Victor Talking Machine Company

Other versions

File:ConcertRecordGramophone.JPG, German version, File:VictorTalkingLogo.jpg, Victor Talking Machine company;
see also: File:OriginalNipper.jpg, earlier 1898 painting (depicting an Edison Bell cylinder phonograph) that inspired this one

Licensing[edit]

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The author died in 1924, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 95 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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Original upload log[edit]

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2006-12-18 21:03 NewYork1956 400×282×8 (17484 bytes) In England, artist Francis Barraud painted his brother's dog Nipper listening to the horn of an early phonograph during the winter of 1898. Victor Talking Machine Company began using the symbol in 1900, and Nipper joined the RCA family in 1929.

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current	08:20, 17 October 2021	1,200 × 898 (711 KB)	Meidosensei (talk \| contribs)	.
	08:16, 17 October 2021	1,200 × 898 (711 KB)	Meidosensei (talk \| contribs)	.
	14:20, 19 September 2018	1,200 × 898 (715 KB)	Tzali (talk \| contribs)	Image has been cleaned up including removal of spots and marks
	13:22, 29 April 2018	1,200 × 898 (642 KB)	Meidosensei (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 22:03, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
	21:46, 9 December 2017	1,200 × 898 (826 KB)	Themadchopper (talk \| contribs)	for what reason?
	13:30, 23 November 2017	1,200 × 898 (184 KB)	Meidosensei (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 03:24, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
	22:03, 6 November 2017	1,200 × 898 (642 KB)	Themadchopper (talk \| contribs)	color correction
	21:55, 6 November 2017	1,200 × 898 (430 KB)	Themadchopper (talk \| contribs)	levels adjustment
	03:24, 26 March 2017	1,200 × 898 (184 KB)	Meidosensei (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 13:54, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
	13:57, 20 November 2016	1,200 × 898 (413 KB)	Meidosensei (talk \| contribs)	調低亮度