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Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Guitar player (artwork)
Date: 1960sReference: PP/RSI/B/1/2/11/2Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Books
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Thompson's catalogue of the most favourite and popular songs, duets for two voices, cantatas, catches, canons, canzonets, elegies, glees, trios, and odes. As sung at the Theatres, Public Gardens, and all places of entertainment, properly adapted for the Harp, Harpsichord, Piano-Forte, Violin, German-Flute, and Guitar.
Samuel, Ann, and Peter Thompson (London, England)Date: 1790
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Constantinople: a girl playing the tehegour (guitar). Engraving by G. Scotin the elder, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.
Vanmour, Jean-Baptiste, 1671-1737.Date: [1714]Reference: 2498822i- Pictures
A man making love to a woman while she is playing the guitar. Etching by D. Deuchar.
Date: [1803?]Reference: 555401i- Pictures
A pierrot playing the guitar in a town street by night. Oil painting by P. M..., 1963.
Date: 1963Reference: 3040766iPart of: Adamson Collection