The musician

Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste (1734-1781)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
1768
Height:
24.3 cm  (9 9/16 in.)
Width:
16.8 cm  (6 5/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
etching and aquatint
Place of creation:
France

Additional titles

La musicienne

Description

A woman musician playing a long-necked plucked string instrument (possibly dombra or an early type of balalaika) outside.

Iconclass

48CC7522
one person playing string instrument (plucked) - CC - out of doors
48C7323
lute
48CC723
portrait of a musician - CC - out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Dombra [3353] (oval or pear-shaped body, with 6 strings)

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6137