Boy with Vertical Flute

Half-lengh portrait of a boy who faces right, playing a flute. He wears a green jacket over a red blouson, white cuffs, and a wide white collar. He has blond hair, brown cap, pale pink cheeks, hands and face are flesh-colored; the flute is light brown. Background consists of narrow, parallel horizontal lines. Beautifully rendered and colored.

Inscription: lower left: (beneath image) N Langlois ex; lower right: Ganieres, f; lower center: (poem) Escoute amy a la pareille / Ie te uay jouer des merverille / Sur cette flutte une cdancon / Et pour lamour de ta meittresse / Et pour faire passer ta tristesse / Ie suis seul qui en faict lecon

AUTHOR/CREATOR: Artist: Jean Ganiere, engraver, ?-1666

ARTIST NOTES: Published by Nicolas Langlois, engraver, 1640-?

CREATED/PUBLISHED: Undated, 17th century

MEDIUM: Hand-colored engraving

SIZE OF ORIGINAL: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; plate impression: 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches

DESCRIPTION:
Provenance: Harold Reeves, Books and Music, London, 29 Jan. 1931. Housed in the Music Division, Library of Congress

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Product #: bwivefl