Doc Rossi wrote: > http://www.mezzo-mondo.com/arts/mm/wright/WRJ007.html > > original in the St. Louis Art Museum > > > A good find! The instrument looks very convincing. A Rauche, maybe? But it's only got 9 pegs rather than the usual eleven (so: 3x2 + 3x1?).
I think she is just holding the instrument; it's just a prop. Is her right hand behind the bridge? Her pose is similar to the Ann Ford portrait, looking out of frame, left and down but Ann Ford looks a more troubled woman! To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
