Engraving of a seated woman in a long dress playing a lute-like instrument outdoors, with clouds, grass, and a leafy plant beside her.

Seated Woman Playing a Stringed Instrument, Engraving

An engraved print of a seated woman in a flowing dress playing a long-necked stringed instrument outdoors, with a cloudy sky, grass, and a leafy plant at right. Fine line work shades the figure and landscape, and a French caption is engraved beneath the image.

Artist: Edme Jeaurat (mentioned on object)
Date: 1731
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 2680 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1731.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

18th century engraving print cloudy sky pastoral line engraving seated figure french print lute outdoor scene stringed instrument woman musician