Thanks Gary and Colin, this is certainly not a mandolin!! It`s a hurdy. :-)))
Christa On 13/08/07, Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I couldn't find the picture on that site but found it at > > http://www.bridgemanartondemand.com/index.cfm?event=catalogue.product&productID=88042 > for those interested. Click on the picture for a larger version. > Looks like a HG to me :-) > Colin Hill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas A.Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "HG List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 11:48 PM > Subject: [HG] Hurdy > > > > Hello All; > > > > An interesting thing to report. I recently attended an art exhibit > > about Monet's earlier, less well known work: > > > > <http://www.clarkart.edu/exhibitions/monet/content/home.cfm> > > > > One of the caricatures that he did (the paying job he had before he > > became famous) is this one: > > > > > > After Nadar (Félix Tournachon) > > Caricature of Adolphe Dennery, c. 1858 > > Graphite on buff paper, 320 x 240 mm > > Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris > > > > > > Which, according to the signage shows Dennery playing a mandolin...not > > unless a mandolin has a crank on the end, has a keybox with keys, and > > has a wheel cover; Mr. Dennery is pretty clearly playing a vielle à > > roue (is that the correct French term for hurdy?). > > > > Which I found quite interesting. I was planning on writing them and > > letting them know. > > > > Thought y'all might find it of some interest. > > > > Tom Frank > > > > > > > > > --
