Johan Zoffany, Frederick, Duke of York (c. 1770) By courtesy of the Courtlauld Institute of Art, London
William Hoare (1706-99), Henrietta Ann Hoare, By courtesy of the Courtauld Institue of Art, London
Portraits with Instruments
| Men were not usually painted
with instruments because it was not considered to be
masculine. If a man was painted with an instrument, it
was usually a drum, a powerful, controlling instrument
(Leppert, 117).
Johan Zoffany, Frederick, Duke of York (c. 1770) By courtesy of the Courtlauld Institute of Art, London |
Women were frequently painted
with a variety of instruments (next drawing), which served as status symbols for
their families. The counterpart to the drum, shown with
men, was a tambourine. This instrument, with its jingling
sound was not threatening to men (Leppert, 152).
William Hoare (1706-99), Henrietta Ann Hoare, By courtesy of the Courtauld Institue of Art, London
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