Boy Playing a Jew’s Harp by Peter Lely (1648)

Painting of a curly-haired boy in a red jacket playing a jew's harp against a dark, smoky background.

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Boy Playing a Jew's Harp by Peter Lely, dated 1648, shows a young boy with dark curly hair in a red jacket and white shirt, leaning on a wooden ledge and holding a jew's harp to his mouth. A dark, smoky background and a sliver of pale sky on the right frame the figure against a dim interior setting.

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1648

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