A Girl Leaning against a Piano (c.1776-84). Thomas Hickey (Irish, 1741-1824). Oil paint on canvas. T
A Girl Leaning against a Piano (c.1776-84). Thomas Hickey (Irish, 1741-1824). Oil paint on canvas. Tate.The fashionably-dressed young girl wears a broad–brimmed hat and bows on short sleeves which together are suggestive of a version of the shepherdess or milkmaid costumes adopted in fancy dress (and a feature of female portraiture since the 17th century). The sheet of music is inscribed at the top ‘Marlbr[ouk]’ with the last three letters apparently repainted. -- source link
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