Harry Beard Collection
Sheet Music
1807 (published)
1807 (published)
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A illustrated print and lyrics for A Smile to a Tear from the New Opera called False Alarms or My Cousin at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The song was published by Laurie and Whittle, London and sung, 'with unbounded Applause', by the celebrated tenor Mr. John Braham (c.1764-1856).
A coloured print above the song lyrics shows a drawing room scene in which a women dressed in a long white dress is seated by a piano. She clasps a handkerchief in her right hand and is being addressed by an elderly gentleman in black breeches, pointed slippers and a large bicorne hat.
A coloured print above the song lyrics shows a drawing room scene in which a women dressed in a long white dress is seated by a piano. She clasps a handkerchief in her right hand and is being addressed by an elderly gentleman in black breeches, pointed slippers and a large bicorne hat.
Object details
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| Title | Harry Beard Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand coloured print on paper. |
| Brief description | An illustrated print and lyrics for A Smile to a Tear from the New Opera called False Alarms or My Cousin at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Published by Laurie&Whittle, 1807, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Illustrated lyrics for the song A Smile to a Tear. A hand coloured print of a drawing room scene in which a women dressed in a long white dress is seated by a piano. She clasps a handkerchief in her right hand and is being addressed by an elderly gentleman in black breeches, pointed slippers and a large bicorne hat. Below this image a set of lyrics for the song have been printed. |
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| Literary reference | A Smile to a Tear |
| Summary | A illustrated print and lyrics for A Smile to a Tear from the New Opera called False Alarms or My Cousin at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The song was published by Laurie and Whittle, London and sung, 'with unbounded Applause', by the celebrated tenor Mr. John Braham (c.1764-1856). A coloured print above the song lyrics shows a drawing room scene in which a women dressed in a long white dress is seated by a piano. She clasps a handkerchief in her right hand and is being addressed by an elderly gentleman in black breeches, pointed slippers and a large bicorne hat. |
| Other number | F118-40 - H Beard Collection Numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.220-1989 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2010 |
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