Harpsichords
Pierre Donzelague
A copy of the 1711 Pierre Donzelague harpsichord
Pierre Donzelague was a French harpsichord maker working in Lyon in the early eighteenth century. This copy, built by Kevin Fryer in 2004, features a painted map of the Mediterranean on the interior of the lid, complete with sea creatures, allegorical figures, and place names in period script.
Details
Soundboard detail — tulip and botanical painting.
Lid detail — the Mediterranean, with Neptune astride a dolphin, Cyprus, and the inscription Mer d'Egypte.