Zayda Playing an Instrument
Zayda Playing an Instrument
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- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- drawing
- date made
- after 1851
- original artist
- Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome
- place probably made
- United States
- Physical Description
- graphite (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sheet: 34 cm x 24 cm; 13 3/8 in x 9 7/16 in
- ID Number
- GA.16629
- catalog number
- 16629
- accession number
- 119780
- Credit Line
- Mrs. J. L. Gerome Ferris
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- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Ferris Collection
- Communications
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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