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A Music Master Tuning His Instrument
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A Music Master Tuning His Instrument

Thomas Rowlandson
1790–1810 (c.)
Public domainThis image is free to download, share and reuse. The license is recorded as "Public domain" by Wikimedia Commons. See the evidence.

The story

The music lesson turns into an orgy, with the master sprawled across a harpsichord while one woman sits astride him and another tickles him. An early critic of Rowlandson's erotica judged the drawing good and the poses plausible.

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Object details

Title
A Music Master Tuning His Instrument
Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
Date
1790–1810 (c.)
Culture
British
Medium
Hand-coloured etching
Object type
Prints
Collection
British Museum 1977,U.578
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0043
Original image
1600 × 1372 px
Source record
View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence
See the license

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