An Instrument of Many Strings

An Instrument of Many Strings
An Instrument of Many Strings

An Instrument of Many Strings

Date1897
Artist (American painter, 1861–1916)
MediumOil on canvas mounted to cradled wood panel
Dimensions24 1/8 × 20 1/8 in. (61.3 × 51.1 cm)
frame: 34 × 29 1/2 × 3 in. (86.4 × 74.9 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 2019
Object number2019-109
On View
On view
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextMacomber was influenced by the work of British Pre-Raphaelite artists like Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones. Her allegorical subjects, like this work, were exhibited throughout the nation. In her hometown of Boston, Macomber's paintings were praised by art critics and prized by collectors.
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