Woman on hilltop playing a bagpipe

Bresdin, Rodolphe (1822-1885)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

19th century

Height:

3.5 cm  (1 3/8 in.)

Width:

10.4 cm  (4 1/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

black ink on tracing paper, mounted to wove paper

Description

Hillside scene with figures on horseback or walking in the background; in the foreground is a shepherdess, a sheep partially visible at her feet, playing a double-chanter bagpipe.

Iconclass

48C7354
bagpipe, musette
48C725
portrait of a musician; musician with instrument
48CC7525
one person playing wind instrument - CC - out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bagpipe [3746]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Inscriptions and Marks
stamp: l.r. of mount, black ink, stamped: RB [monogram] [not in Lugt]
inscription: verso: center of mount, graphite, inscribed: Bruikleen 67
inscription: verso: l.l. of mount, graphite, inscribed: x
inscription: mat, right of sheet, graphite, inscribed: 67

RIdIM record id

5684