Queen Elizabeth I's virginal, made in Italy circa 1570. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an English musicologist who specialized in the history of the pianoforte and other instruments. William Gibb was a master illustrator and chromolithographer and illustrated "The Royal House of Stuart" (1890), "Naval and Military Trophies" (1896), and others.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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