View asset onlyBell Harp and Hurdy-Gurdy. The Bell Harp’s invention is credited to John Simcock, a soldier, in 1700. The Hurdy-Gurdy was reduced in size to that of a guitar in 1716 in order to make it more convenient for performance.IdentifierAKG2937956CollectionIAM Image Asset ManagementCredit lineakg-images / WHA / World History ArchiveImage date2.5.1888TopicGUITARHARPHURDY-GURDYMUSICSOLDIERSize4848px × 3282px (45 MB) 41.0 cm × 27.7 cm @ 300 dpiRestrictionsFor editorial use onlyAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload
