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Lady Seated at a Virginal
is a painting by Dutch artist
Johannes Vermeer
painted in approximately 1670–72. It shows a woman playing a
virginal
, with a
viola da gamba
depicted in the foreground, its bow between the strings. There is a painting depicted on the wall, which is either the original or a copy of Dirck van Baburen's
The Procuress
. It is one of several works by Vermeer featuring keyboard instruments, including
The Music Lesson
,
The Concert
, and
Lady Standing at a Virginal
. Scholars believe these may all be based on the same instrument, built by
Johannes Ruckers
.
Lady Seated at a Virginal
is in the
National Gallery, London
.
Painting:
Johannes Vermeer
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