The duet

Devis, Arthur (1712-1787)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1749
Height:
115.5 cm  (45 1/2 in.)
Width:
103.5 cm  (40 3/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas
Place of creation:
United Kingdom

Additional titles

Gentleman and lady at harpsichord

Description

A woman sits at a harpsichord, while a man stands behind her, apparently handing her a sheet of music. Additional printed music is visible on the harpsichord. A violin and bow rest on the harpsichord as well. The background shows a large window to the outside and paintings hung on the wall.

Iconclass

48C7332(+2)
clavichord, harpsichord (+ artist in non-work situation)
48C7311(+2)
violin, fiddle (+ artist in non-work situation)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harpsichord [2251]
Violin [3573]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Leppert, Richard D. "Men, women, and music at home: the influence of cultural values on musical life in eighteenth-century England". Imago musicae 2 (1985) 51-133, fig. 34. RILM 1985-6899.

RIdIM record id

7430