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A Blind Hurdy-gurdy Player and his Family
Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1648
Music echoes in all of these street scenes. Three prints show a hurdy-gurdy player accompanied by his family or followed by a crush of children going door to door to play a tune and ask for alms. Often these musicians were blind and hence had a guide dog, as seen in the print at the upper left. There the child in the doorway beams with delight.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-1962-65
- Dimensionsheight 166 mm x width 129 mm
- Physical characteristicsets, droge naald en burijn