406 - After NETSCHER (*1629), Singer and Lute Player at the Window, around 1780, copper engraving

After NETSCHER (*1629), Singer and Lute Player at the Window, around 1780, copper engraving After Caspar Netscher (1629–1684): Singer and Lute Player at the Window, c. 1780, copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on paper Stamp: Collector’s stamp, unknown/unidentified. Mark: “IK.” 19th century Date: c. 1780 Description: Depiction of a couple at the window; the man on the right is playing the lute, while the woman is singing and holding a music book. She has placed some of her sheet music on a lavishly patterned cloth or carpet spread across the windowsill. Keywords: lady, gentleman, genre, music, lute, notes, couple, love, printmaking, 18th century, Classicism, portraits, Germany, Size: Paper: 32.8 cm x 25.5 cm (12.9 x 10 in), additional specification: Paper: 38 x 27.4 cm Condition: In fairly good condition. Occasional small, pinpoint damage to the surface is visible. Faint discoloration and pale foxing are visible along the edge of the sheet. The lower edge has been narrowly trimmed.