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| Madame Victoire [Marie Louise Thérèse Victoire de France, daughter of Louis XV] Playing the Harp, by Étienne Aubry, 1773. |
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| The marquise de Chamillard (?), by Firmin Massot, 1810. |
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| A Young Lady Playing the Harp, by Jan Tilius, circa 1680s. |
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| Louisa, Lady Clarges, by Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1780. |
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| Kitty Stephens, later Countess of Essex, by George Henry Harlow, circa 1815-20. |
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| Lady Frances Pelham-Clinton née Seymour-Conway, Countess of Lincoln, by William Hoare, circa 1775-78. |
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| Portrait of a Young Lady Playing a Harp (miniature), French School, circa 1770-75. |
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| María de los Dolores Collado y Echagüe, duquesa de Bailén, by Vicente Palmaroli y González, circa 1866-69. |
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| St. Cecilia (Mrs. Richard Crowninshield Derby), by John Singleton Copley, 1803. |
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| Cover for Vogue magazine, by A. É. (André Édouard) Marty, 1926. |
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| Sarah Curran Playing the Harp, by William Beechey, circa 1805. |
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| Elizabeth, Lady Craven, later margravine of Anspach, by Thomas Beach, 177(6?). |
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| The Harpist (Florence Griswold), by Alphonse Jongers, 1903. |
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| Marianne Dorothy Harland, later Mrs. William Dalrymple, by Richard Cosway, 1779. |
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It should be mentioned that some ladies appreciate just a bit more freedom of movement whilst engaging with their instrument.
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| Venus Playing the Harp (Allegory of Music), by Giovanni Lanfranco, circa 1630-34. |
Nothing like a painting by Richard Cosway to set me dreaming. Same feelings evoked by Angelica Kauffmann's work. ¡Maravillas!
ReplyDeleteI'm not forgetting the work of a certain young artist named Stephen O'Donnell. His art has also the same effect on me!
¡Muchisimas gracias!
Thank you, Maria! Though the "young" made me laugh...! : )
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