A polychrome Dutch Delft charger with a violinist, 1st half 18th C.

Dia.: 35,5 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- With a partly restored hairline from ca. 2 o'clock to the center of the dish, with a related visible tight hairline extending further. Also with small rim chips restored at ca. 7 and 11 o'clock.

Marked AR on the back for Adriaa[e]n van Rijsselberg[h], the 'De Grieksche A' workshop, Delft, ca. 1701 or possibly 1713 to 1735.

The current dish shows important similarities to a number of plates and dishes with a Commedia del'Arte theme, but the inscription here reads 'Le violon de campagne', which may refer to a rural violin player or fiddler, rather than a talented musician.

Ref.: Aronson, inv. nr. D1425, for a plate depicting Scaramouche, also marked for the same painter, and also bearing a similar inscription in the lower section of the central medallion. (link)