# The Music Lesson

**John George Brown** (American, born England, 1831–1913)  
1870  
Oil on canvas  
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 21.115.3. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10240).

## About this work

John George Brown painted this in 1870, aged 39. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [John George Brown](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/john-george-brown)

American, born England, 1831–1913; born in Durham; died in New York

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: American
- The artist was 39
- Real size: about 24 × 20 in (61 × 51 cm). The 18 × 24 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Movement: [Realism](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/realism)
- Subjects: Couples, Men, Women, Music, Flutes, Harps
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/807.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/807/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86; 24 × 36 in $108
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-music-lesson-met-10240).