Dear Grzegorz,
it might be possible, that there are other portraits/engravings of
Weiss, but we don't know.
Hoffmann wrote about the engraving of Weiss, that was published as
frontispiz in the Bibliothek ... and he writes about an engraving by
Folin on a portrait of Denner.
As the engraving by
Good point Rob, but, if we're thinking of one of the pictures, I
recall it seems to show a large lute with a single neck. Whilst this
could, of course, be the engraver's own fancy it might suggest the
performer is playing a gallichon (large continuo
type)..
Interesting point, Martyn. I don't have the picture to hand. How many
strings or tuning pegs are shown? I still think the four-string
gallichon of circa 90cms length would make a great baroque bass
instrument. It's not an instrument I've ever seen associated with
Weiss, but that
If my memory isn't playing me false and the instrument is a single neck
it might indeed rule out Weiss since, as you suggest, there's no record
of him being associated with the gallichon/mandora. It'll take me time
to dig out the pic which is buried somewhere in what passes for my
