# A Lady and a Child by a Balustrade

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DIJK, Philip van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dijk-philip-van-r0b7a76bd3e437a>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on panel, oval, 41 x 31 cm

## Commentary

This oval panel depicts a lady and a child by a balustrade accompanied by a man playing a lute, with a parrot. &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 \(&#39;/music1/16\_cent/milano\_lute.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Francesco da Milano: Tre fantasie for lute&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

## Attribution

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