> >>> Christopher Stetson 1/9/2010 10:26 AM >>> > > Hi, Naomi, > > I see. I'm not sure why Munrow lists her as dying in 1586, probably > just a mistake.
lots of Sydneys, Mary is a very common christian name. Title of Lady is not always recorded in the death records. Most likely some other MS died in 1586; alternativly, possible that the b 1586 was misread as d. 1586 (and at time of birth she would not have been titled, and also not married to Ld Sydney). > It's possible, of course, that the artist > just gave it to her and said, "hold this" It was not cheap to have your portrait done, and those who could afford it were likely to be busy people as well, so surrogates were generally employed for the bulk of the detailing part. It was thus useful for an artist to have props available, and we sometimes see the same items in several portraits. Some artists would begin with a sketch at your residence, or in your office or some other place of comfort, but mostly they liked to leave the tools and mess of their trade in the studio and request you to come sit there. > "...the account of the seventeen-century Dr. Plume...'Inigo Jones first > brought the theorbo into England c. ann. 1605. At Dover it was thought > some engine brought from Popish countries to destroy the King, and he > and it sent up to Council Table.'" > > Munrow gives his source as "Dr. Plume's Library, Malden, Essex, pocket > book No. 25", and credits the mid-20th century lute specialist Robert > Spencer with digging up this tidbit. clearly a spineless customs agent with no appreciation for either Maske or Musicke decided to pass the buck. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
