Art, literature & history
The Old Violin
c. 1890
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 77.2 × 58.1 cm (30 3/8 × 22 7/8 in.) framed: 97.47 × 78.11 × 5.72 cm (38 3/8 × 30 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1974.19.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
John Frederick Peto. The Old Violin. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Old Violin — John Frederick Peto. c. 1890.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 77.2 × 58.1 cm (30 3/8 × 22 7/8 in.) framed: 97.47 × 78.11 × 5.72 cm (38 3/8 × 30 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1974.19.1. Gift of the Avalon Foundation.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.