Yes, but Anne was painted by a much more "serious" painter and was an Artist herself. Do you think it could be a Rauche? I was thinking Hintz. I actually hadn't counted the pegs until DK spotted that it's actually a waldzither (kidding). Maybe Wright couldn't/didn't count... I have a photo of a pear-shaped cittern that's in the Haig which has 8 pegs, strung 2x2 top and the rest single. You mean the usual 10, don't you?
On 12 Nov 2006, at 11:40, Stuart Walsh wrote: > Doc Rossi wrote: >> http://www.mezzo-mondo.com/arts/mm/wright/WRJ007.html >> >> original in the St. Louis Art Museum >> >> >> > A good find! The instrument looks very convincing. A Rauche, maybe? > But > it's only got 9 pegs rather than the usual eleven (so: 3x2 + 3x1?). > > I think she is just holding the instrument; it's just a prop. Is her > right hand behind the bridge? > > Her pose is similar to the Ann Ford portrait, looking out of frame, > left > and down but Ann Ford looks a more troubled woman! > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
