Portrait of a lady at a pianoforte

Romany, Adèle (1769-1846)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1808

Height:

129.5 cm  (51 in.)

Width:

94.0 cm  (37 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

Commentary from museum website:
Romany depicts a female student or companion of the popular composer Joseph Dominique Fabry Garat standing at a pianoforte, her right hand absentmindedly tapping the piano keys while her left holds a musical score titled with Garat’s name. An inscription on the instrument identifies the esteemed piano maker Sébastien Érard, whose technical innovations are still used in the manufacture of modern pianos today.

Iconclass

48C752
one person playing an instrument
48C7333
pianoforte

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Pianoforte [2299]

Musical works

legible music notation
open book seems to be legible; title on score held by subject: 'RECUEIL/DE/ROMANCES/PAR/GARAT JEUNE'

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

6029