Woman at a square piano

West, Benjamin (1738-1820)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

mid to late-18th century

Height:

16.2 cm  (6 3/8 in.)

Width:

27.0 cm  (10 5/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

pen, in brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige, wove paper

Description

Profile of a young woman playing a square piano with fluted-style legs; she is seated on a plain stool, with her feet against its foot rail; an open book (no notation visible) lies on the music rack.

Iconclass

31D15(+53)
adult woman (+ sitting)
41A7211
stool
48C7523
one person playing keyboard instrument
48C7333
pianoforte

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Square pianoforte [2308] (with fluted-style legs)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6296