William Etty - The Lute Player

oil on panel

painted for Thomas Bodley in 1833

"When soft notes I the sweet lute inspired / Fond fair notes listen'd and my skill admired."

Painted for his friend and though perhaps never fully finished is considered a gem of a painting. Bodley paid a 100 gns for it. A slightly larger and more elaborate version was painted by Etty in 1835 and hangs now in the Tate Gallery.

http://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/a/etty-william/the-lute-player-when-soft.html

http://www.oceansbridge.com/oil-paintings/product/74588/theluteplayer

http://www.bridgemanartondemand.com/artist/2918/William_Etty

https://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=172&page=2&sole=y&collab=y&attr=y&sort=default