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Harpsichord
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Petrus Couchet belonged to the famous Ruckers family of harpsichord makers in Antwerp. This instrument, originally with one keyboard and two sets of strings (plucked using raven quills), was enlarged in the 18th century with a second keyboard, more keys, and a third set of strings to offer more tone colour.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHarpsichord. 1669. Petrus Johannes Couchet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
