The Beautiful Bandurria Player (1870). Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish, 1841-1920). Oil on canvas.
The bandurria is a plucked chordophone from Spain, similar to the mandolin, primarily used in Spanish folk music, but also found in former Spanish colonies.
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (b.1841 - d.1920), ‘Portrait of a Lady’, oil on panel, c.1888, Spanish, sold for 15,000 USD in Sotheby’s Old Master & 19th Century Art sale, January 2014; New York, NY, USA.
![Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta [Spanish. 1841 - 1920]The Love Letter. 19th century](https://64.media.tumblr.com/0ea46a3590fa3b58ccee47af5b2a91c6/bea725fb0e46a0bd-04/s1280x1920/9d8283029637c70dc131ef3722671d96da8d777d.png "Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta [Spanish. 1841 - 1920]The Love Letter. 19th century")
