Lot 1327: * John Barker (British, active 19th Century)

John Barker (British, active 19th Century) The Savoyard Musicians (The Hurdy-Gurdy Player and Companion) A quintessential Victorian genre painting in oil on canvas, depicting two young itinerant musicians resting against a weathered stone wall. The male figure, dressed in the traditional garb of a mountain-dwelling “Savoyard,” wears a wide-brimmed hat and buckled boots while cradling a large, dark-wood hurdy-gurdy. His female companion, draped in a blue bodice and red skirt, leans affectionately against his shoulder. A small, captive Capuchin monkey—a common “draw” for 19th-century street performers—is perched on the girl’s shoulder 77 x 90cm (LANE33) Not damage to frame and canvas