Hre's a link to the original painting; the lady is right-handed there... So Monica was probably right and the left-handedness came from the engraving technique, as it is often the case. Sorry about that lefties, I'm one of yours !
http://www.bridgemanartondemand.com/art/106617/Portrait_of_Mrs_Moll_Davies_mistress_of_Charles_II_flowers Best, Jean-Marie ================================= == En réponse au message du 06-02-2010, 13:53:46 == > >And look at that picking hand position! > >One website gave this information: >Mary 'Moll' Davis, actress and mistress of Charles II, whose child Mary >Tudor (1673-1726), married the Second Earl of Derwentwater. > >morgan > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Monica Hall" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> >To: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> >Cc: "Lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 7:43 AM >Subject: [LUTE] Re: Robert Spencer Collection > > >> The lady playing the guitar is printed from an engraving and the engraver >> may have got her the wrong way round! >> >> Monica >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> >> To: "Monica Hall" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> >> Cc: "Lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 9:32 PM >> Subject: Re: [LUTE] Robert Spencer Collection >> >> >>> Monica Hall wrote: >>>> At least some of Bob Spencer's collection is now in the library of the >>>> Royal Academy of Music in London. You can access their catalogue on >>>> line from the RAM site. >>>> >>>> MOnica >>>> >>> Really interesting. Had a quick look. Some pics of some of his >>> instruments. Lots of fascinating engravings: like this good-looking lute >>> player: >>> >>> http://www.ram.ac.uk/emuweb/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=1603&reftable=ecatalogue&refirn=2099 >>> >>> or this woman playing a guitar: >>> >>> http://www.ram.ac.uk/emuweb/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=1023&reftable=ecatalogue&refirn=2009 >>> >>> >>> and more. >>> >>> >>> Stuart >>> > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail. >Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. > > ========================================
