Zayda Playing an Instrument

Description (Brief):

Gerome Ferris titled the initialed pencil drawing of a seated young woman playing an instrument, Zayda/Three Princesses." Zayda is a character from "Legend of the Three Beautiful Princesses" in Washington Irving’s book, Tales of the Alhambra, first published in 1832.

Date Made: after 1851

Original Artist: Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome

Location: Currently not on view

Place Probably Made: United States

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Credit Line: Mrs. J. L. Gerome Ferris

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.16629Catalog Number: 16629Accession Number: 119780

Object Name: drawing

Physical Description: graphite (overall material)paper (overall material)Measurements: sheet: 34 cm x 24 cm; 13 3/8 in x 9 7/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-058d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_795093

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