Sir Edward Poynter
painter
Biography
Sir Edward Poynter is named as the painter of 'The Wandering Minstrels,' the picture applied to the lid of the elaborate Steinway & Sons art grand piano built to Sir Alma Tadema's design for Mr. Marquand of New York. His painting formed part of a larger decorative commission, along with embellishments executed by Johnston Norman of London, that together took five years to finish. No further biographical detail is given.
Highlights
- Painted 'The Wandering Minstrels' on the lid of the Marquand/Steinway art grand as part of a five-year decorative commission directed by Sir Alma Tadema
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 189.
Public domain.