No.18: A man seated and playing a viol da gamba, the upper end of which is decorated by a carved head with a smiling face, wearing a laurel wreath, which is probably a portrait of the musician. He wears a small wig, a coat with large old-fashioned cuffs, and ruffled shirt-sleeves.
<p><br>Probably Abel, well known in London concert rooms at this time. 21 October 1773
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1773<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1773-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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