Ode to Music

This is a richly detailed, vertical oil painting, likely from the Pre-Raphaelite era, depicting a contemplative woman with a musical instrument, possibly representing the theme of an "Ode to Music."

Established in 1883 in the present building of the Royal College of Organists, the Royal College of Music was by 1887 seeking a larger site and early in that year was informally offered one on the west side of Exhibition Road, on behalf of the 1851 Exhibition Commissioners. The foundation stone was laid in July…

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