Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford)
West, Benjamin (1738-1820)
Item type:paintingDate of creation:1799Height:146.1 cm (57 1/2 in.)Width:115.0 cm (45 1/4 in.)Technique / Medium:oil on canvasItem location
- National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
Andrew W. Mellon Collection[Museum inv. no.: 1947.17.23]
Description
Mrs. Beckford holds a book of music. A plucked string instrument with ten tuning pegs (probably a type of English guitar, partially obscured) is leaning against a chair.
Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
English guitar [3107]
RIdIM images
Image URLs
image link 1RIdIM record id
180