Young Boy Playing the Lute by Peter Lely (1662)

Pencil sketch of a young man in a wide-brimmed hat playing a lute, on pale paper.

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A pencil or chalk sketch shows a young man in a wide-brimmed hat and loose drapery, holding and playing a lute with both hands. Light hatching around the figure and instrument gives soft modelling on the pale sheet.

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1662

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