And look at that picking hand position!
One website gave this information:
Mary 'Moll' Davis, actress and mistress of Charles II, whose child Mary
Tudor (1673-1726), married the Second Earl of Derwentwater.
morgan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Monica Hall" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk>
To: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com>
Cc: "Lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 7:43 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Robert Spencer Collection
The lady playing the guitar is printed from an engraving and the engraver
may have got her the wrong way round!
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com>
To: "Monica Hall" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk>
Cc: "Lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [LUTE] Robert Spencer Collection
Monica Hall wrote:
At least some of Bob Spencer's collection is now in the library of the
Royal Academy of Music in London. You can access their catalogue on
line from the RAM site.
MOnica
Really interesting. Had a quick look. Some pics of some of his
instruments. Lots of fascinating engravings: like this good-looking lute
player:
http://www.ram.ac.uk/emuweb/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=1603&reftable=ecatalogue&refirn=2099
or this woman playing a guitar:
http://www.ram.ac.uk/emuweb/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=1023&reftable=ecatalogue&refirn=2009
and more.
Stuart
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