Possibly by Charles Joseph Sax | Tenor (Alto) Ophicleide in E-flat | Belgian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
![Close-up of a giant saxophone in the city of Dinant, Belgium where this musical instrument was invented by Adolphe Saxe in the 1840s Stock Photo - Alamy Close-up of a giant saxophone in the city of Dinant, Belgium where this musical instrument was invented by Adolphe Saxe in the 1840s Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RMK3B3/close-up-of-a-giant-saxophone-in-the-city-of-dinant-belgium-where-this-musical-instrument-was-invented-by-adolphe-saxe-in-the-1840s-RMK3B3.jpg)
Close-up of a giant saxophone in the city of Dinant, Belgium where this musical instrument was invented by Adolphe Saxe in the 1840s Stock Photo - Alamy
![Alto saxophone in E-flat. Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 Paris); Date: ca. 1855; Geography: Paris, France Stock Photo - Alamy Alto saxophone in E-flat. Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 Paris); Date: ca. 1855; Geography: Paris, France Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KNX287/alto-saxophone-in-e-flat-maker-adolphe-antoine-joseph-sax-belgian-KNX287.jpg)
Alto saxophone in E-flat. Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 Paris); Date: ca. 1855; Geography: Paris, France Stock Photo - Alamy
![Dinant, Belgium 08-17-2014 street scene with explanation of an alto saxophone during the festival Stock Photo - Alamy Dinant, Belgium 08-17-2014 street scene with explanation of an alto saxophone during the festival Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GJ3T89/dinant-belgium-08-17-2014-street-scene-with-explanation-of-an-alto-saxophone-during-the-festival-2GJ3T89.jpg)
Dinant, Belgium 08-17-2014 street scene with explanation of an alto saxophone during the festival Stock Photo - Alamy
![The origins of the Saxophone:The birth of the saxophone - Musical Instrument Guide - Yamaha Corporation The origins of the Saxophone:The birth of the saxophone - Musical Instrument Guide - Yamaha Corporation](http://www.yamaha.com/en/musical_instrument_guide/common/images/saxophone/structure_main.jpg)