# Portrait of the Artist and His Wife at the Spinet

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## Artwork

- Artist: [TISCHBEIN, Johann Heinrich the Elder](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tischbein-johann-heinrich-the-elder-rd23ba41a7d508d>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 48 x 34 cm

## Commentary

This Fragonard-like portrait is brisk and vivid, bespeaking the French-oriented spirit of the German and Austrian Enlightenment. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 2 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/bach\_cpe\_sonata.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach: Sonata in A major Wq 89, II. Arioso&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tischbein-johann-heinrich-the-elder-rd23ba41a7d508d/portrait-of-an-aristocratic-lady-r814d864e7d56bc>)
- [The Mocking of Anacreon](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tischbein-johann-heinrich-the-elder-rd23ba41a7d508d/the-mocking-of-anacreon-r1ac5bfa3a24f08>)
- [The Rape of Europa](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tischbein-johann-heinrich-the-elder-rd23ba41a7d508d/the-rape-of-europa-r6ef4c8ca92def3>)

## Attribution

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