A Lady Playing a Psaltery
Artist: French
Location: British Museum
Date: 1570
Materials: woodcut coloured by hand
Dimensions: 36 x 24 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £120 (Total: £120)
Vendor: Colnaghi
Review number: 2366 (1969)
Description:
The psaltery is an ancient instrument where the strings were plucked with fingers or by plectra. The name may have derived from the Greek psallein meaning plucked with fingers.
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