A Difficult Duet

Date: 1886

Dimensions: Height: 60.96 cm (24 in.), Width: 91.44 cm (36 in.)

Owner/Location: Private Collection

Description

The Millet’s both loved music and often held recitals and parties with musical entertainment. Frank also had a sharp humor.

Music was so much apart of the Millet home, especially when John Singer Sargent and Alma Strettell were there in 1886.

John Singer Sargent

Alma Strettell
1889

And it might have been songs written in the late 18th, early 19th century such as “Ye Shepherds Tell Me” by Joseph Mazzinghi played in their house which inspired paintings such as this.

Provenance

Currently Unknown