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Photograph of a harpsichord made by Hans Ruckers of Antwerp in 1612. Painted by Van der Meleun; restored by Pascal Taskin in 1774.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Musical Instruments
Object type
Photograph
Brief description
Photograph of a harpsichord made by Hans Ruckers of Antwerp in 1612. Painted by Van der Meleun; restored by Pascal Taskin in 1774.
Object history
This harpsichord formerly belonged to Marie Antoinette. Formerly of the Viscount Powerscourt Collection, now property of Sir Edgar Speyer, New York.
Associations
Ruckers, Hans
Marie Antoinette
Antwerp
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
3165-1925

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Record createdJuly 4, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1403544/photograph/
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