Hi Honor, I'm no expert, but I think quite a lot of bagpipe iconography depicts the bag under the right arm. I have no idea whether or not that is due to the artist (obviously it is in the case of original paintings) or the printmaker reversing things.
You'll see another example in David Allan's painting "A Highland Dance" at http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/online_az/4: 322/result/0/21917?initial=A&artistId=4483&artistName=David% 20Allan&submit=1 Here is shown two Scottish bagpipers playing for dancing, both having the bag under their right arm. It was painted c.1780. There are also examples in Hugh Cheape's recent book about bagpipes. Richard 50% off Norton Security 2009 - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/security ________________________________________________ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
