The outside of the case of the Franco-Flemish harpsichord
has now been cleaned, but is not yet restored.
Are the paintings below on the outside of the case by the Martin brothers who invented
vernis martin
?
All of these painted decorations date from the initial
grand ravalement
of the instrument
in Paris in about 1735 (see State 3 in
A Brief History of the Instrument
).
01 Putti prepara...
02 Target practi...
03 Bentside cent...
04 Cupid taken!.jpg
05 Tail.jpg
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