Attributed to Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743)
Attributed to Nicolas Lancret A Man Playing a Hurdy-Gurdy Paris, possibly the 1720s Oil on canvas 22.7 x 18 cm The hurdy-gurdy is a musical instrument which was originally associated with the poor and with beggars. However, in the 18th century it was increasingly played by fashionable members of the nobility who wished to celebrate … Read more