A song without words

Pettie, John (1839-1893)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1859-1888
Height:
60.8 cm  (23 15/16 in.)
Width:
43.2 cm  (17 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Manchester Art Gallery
    [Museum inv. no.: 1904.9]

Description

A view of a musician playing a violin to a room of empty chairs and wooden panelled walls. He is dressed all in black with a white wig, which is bright in contrast to the shadowy dark room beyond him. Discarded paper sheets lie on the floor at his feet.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5557

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