The image shows a person standing and playing a stringed instrument, possibly a guitar. The person is dressed in dark clothing, with a hat on their head and high footwear. Their face is outlined with some shadowing, and their hair is short and tousled. The background is plain with minimal details, drawing focus to the individual.
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Mandolin Player in Popular Costume of Abruzzi

Francesco Paolo Michetti (Italian, 1851 - 1929)

c. 1877/1880

Medium
pen and brown ink and with brown wash on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 30.1 × 21.2 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.) ; mount: 33.1 × 23.7 cm (13 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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