The Music Lesson

Johannes Vermeer

c. 1662–1665 · Oil on canvas · Royal Collection Trust, London

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About this work

Artist: Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675)
Year: c. 1662–1665
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 74.1 × 64.6 cm
Collection: Royal Collection Trust, London
Movement: Dutch Golden Age

A young woman stands at a virginal with her back to the viewer, her face visible only in the mirror above the instrument, while a gentleman beside her listens, or perhaps sings. A bass viol lies on the tiled floor, a white jug sits on the carpeted table, and the inscription on the virginal's lid speaks of music as the companion of joy and the medicine of sorrow. Vermeer painted it around 1662 to 1665, and it was among the pictures still in his house when he died in 1675. The Venetian painter Pellegrini acquired it in 1718, it passed to the collector Joseph Smith, and George III bought Smith's collection in 1762; it has been in the Royal Collection ever since, though it was catalogued as a Frans van Mieris until Thoré identified Vermeer's hand in 1866. It is usually shown in the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Music Lesson (Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman) in the public domain?

Yes. Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Royal Collection Trust.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Music Lesson (Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman) painted, and in what medium?

The Music Lesson (Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman) dates from c. 1662–1665 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 74.1 × 64.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

The Music Lesson (Johannes Vermeer) — The Music Lesson · Johannes Vermeer · c. 1662–1665. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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