La Musique (Allegory of Music), Etching by Etienne Fessard, 1756

An oval engraving shows a woman at a harpsichord reading from a music score, while a man in a plumed hat sits at left and a young boy in a cap leans toward the score beside her. A violin and a chair fill the right side, within a decorative border with a caption below.

Artist

Etienne Fessard

Date

1756

Medium

Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 1968 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Suzanne Lord Folds Endowment Fund