# The Grand Turk Giving a Concert to his Mistress

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LOO, Carle van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/loo-carle-van-r920d5289d51da0>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 73 x 91 cm

## Commentary

The harpsichordist is identified as the artist&#39;s wife, Christina Somnis, a singer of high reputation in her day; the musical score is that of Handel&#39;s new oratorio Admeto. &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 \(streaming mp3, 12 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/handel\_samson.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;George Frideric Handel: Samson, Part 1 Sinfonia, recitative and chorus&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)