The Ely family

Kauffmann, Angelica (1741-1807)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1771

Height:

243.0 cm  (95 11/16 in.)

Width:

287.0 cm  (113 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

The niece of the Earl of Ely sits at the harpsichord. The instrument is largely hidden, but on the music stand rests a book of music open at an Italian aria from La Buona Figliuola by Niccolò Piccinni. The artist was an accomplished musician also.

People as subjects

Ely, Henry Loftus, Earl of (1709-1783)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harpsichord [2251]

Musical works

Piccinni, Niccolò -- La Buona Figliuolalegible music notation

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Boydell, Barra. Music and paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin: The National Gallery of Ireland, 1985) 39. ISBN 0903162229. RILM 1985-00222.

RIdIM record id

2802