Large-format antique print after the painting by Jan Steen (1626-1679) showing a laughing musician playing the lute, seated at a table with a pewter jug and sheet music. The painter's name is lettered at the foot and, at the right, a very faint hand-written inscription in the copper gives the museum that holds the original.
Large-format antique print after the painting by Jan Steen (1626-1679) showing a laughing musician playing the lute, seated at a table with a pewter jug and sheet music. The painter's name is lettered at the foot and, at the right, a very faint hand-written inscription in the copper gives the museum that holds the original.
Medium: Continuous-tone engraving, probably photogravure.
Artist / after: Jan Steen (1626-1679).
Dimensions: Plate mark 13.8 x 10.0 in (35 x 25.5 cm).
Condition: Sound; a small cut at the upper edge of the paper not affecting the image.