The weeping harpist

Hunt, William Morris (1824-1879)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
19th century
Height:
28.4 cm  (11 3/16 in.)
Width:
20.4 cm  (8 1/16 in.)
image: 28.4 x 20.4 cm (11 3/16 x 8 1/16 in.) actual: 29.2 x 21.3 cm (11 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
charcoal on cream laid paper

Description

In a nighttime seaside setting, a female figure rests her right arm and head on a harp; her feet and the base of the harp are in the water

Iconclass

48CC751
one person with musical instrument, not playing - CC - out of doors
48CC7512
one person with musical instrument, musing, contemplating - CC - out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5691