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Cornelis Graswinckel (1582-1664). Member of a family of wealthy Delft beer brewers. He owned a library of music books and a great number of musical instruments, including various flutes, gamba's and a "claeuwesimme" (harpsichord, clavichord or virginal).

Note. Edwin Buijsen, 'Vermeer en het muziekleven in zijn tijd' in De Hollandse samenleving in de tijd van Vermeer, Den Haag/Zwolle 1996, p.114.

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