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Description: | The lady depicted here is probably playing the spinet, or bentside harpsichord. The earliest example of such an instrument appears to have been made in 1631 in Italy. After being developed in Flanders, they were copied and improved during the reign of Louis XIV, and became very popular in the eighteenth century. They were musical instruments as well as objets d'art, as some were beautifully decorated. The lady's dress indicates that she was probably painted towards the beginning of the eighteenth century. Her name was on the painting but has now disappeared due to flaking. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: French School Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8919... | Go to resource |
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