Group of peasants with musical instruments

Absolon, John (1815-1895) (attributed to)

Item type:

drawing

Height:

23.5 cm  (9 1/4 in.)

Width:

33.7 cm  (13 1/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

watercolor, gouache, graphite, pen, and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper

Description

This drawing presents a group of eight peasants relaxing on a hillside. Included are a boy, standing, playing a shawm; a woman, seated, playing a tambourine; and a seated boy holding a guitar.

Iconclass

48CC7525
one person playing wind instrument - CC - out of doors
48CC7524
one person playing percussion instrument - CC - out of doors
48CC751
one person with musical instrument, not playing - CC - out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shawm [4258]
Tambourine [2746]
Guitar [3237]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6253