Harpsichord Recital at Count Rumford's, Concord, New Hampshire

c. 1800

Benjamin Thompson

Associated Names
Benjamin Thompson

Artist, American, 1753 - 1814

This is a painting of an interior scene. The room features elegantly dressed individuals around a harpsichord or piano, engaging with music sheets. The room is richly adorned with a brightly patterned carpet, pale green walls, oval and rectangular framed art pieces, decorative trim on the ceiling, and a fireplace on the left side. Portraits and small paintings adorn the fireplace.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transparent and opaque watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

  • Dimensions

    sight size: 18.7 x 26.3 cm (7 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
    framed: 24.4 x 32 cm (9 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.83.34

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1971

  • Peterson, H.L., AMERICANS AT HOME, NY: 1971, pl.15.

1985

  • Wall Stenciling in Western New York, 1800-1840. Exh. cat. Rochester Museum & Science Center, New York, 1985: 14.

Wikidata ID

Q64537236

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