TW426845 The Power of Music, 1823 (oil on panel) by Good, Thomas Sword (1789-1872); 40.5x33.1 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: A label on the back of this picture refers to the impossibility of ridding the world of foolishness; An elderly man has forgotten the dignified behaviour appropriate to his age and respectable standing (shown by his sober, black clothing); Instead, he is dancing with ridiculous abandon to the music; Although painted in the early 19th century, the picture is set around 70 years earlier;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.