Minneapolis Institute of Art
Plate
China
- Date
- c. 1745
- Medium
- Porcelain with enamel decoration
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
This version of a country music party is one of six such scenes which illustrate musicians in gently amorous situations -- all after European engravings of the about 1735-50. Per D. Howard The Choice of the Private Trader pg. 88 Decorated on the rim with feathery scrolls in bright enamels; the central scene after a European original of a troubadour with his lute beneath a tree, sitting beside two barrels with a decanter and wine glasses, while a young man caresses a girl beside him. This version of a country music party has a distinctly Continental flavour and is one of at least six such scenes which illustrate musicians in gently amorous situations - all after European originals of the period 1735 - 50. China, Asia
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