Harry Beard Collection
Sheet Music
ca. early to mid nineteenth century (published)
ca. early to mid nineteenth century (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Outer cover of the sheet music for The Somnambulist's Song published by C.Jefferys, London. It was composed for the singer Jenny Lind by Charles Jefferys.
The front sheet is illustrated with a black and white lithograph of Jenny Lind in La Sonnambula. She is wearing in full skirted dress with a dark bodice and underskirt which finishes at her shin. A band of cloth is fastened loosely across her shoulders. She is standing in the centre of a wooden plank, which juts out of a stone house visible behind her. Hills, trees, and a stormy sky are visible in the background.
The front sheet is illustrated with a black and white lithograph of Jenny Lind in La Sonnambula. She is wearing in full skirted dress with a dark bodice and underskirt which finishes at her shin. A band of cloth is fastened loosely across her shoulders. She is standing in the centre of a wooden plank, which juts out of a stone house visible behind her. Hills, trees, and a stormy sky are visible in the background.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Harry Beard Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Outer cover of the sheet music for The Somnambulist's Song, published by C.Jeffreys, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Outer cover of the sheet music for The Somnambulist's Song. The front sheet is illustrated with a black and white lithograph of Jenny Lind in La Sonnambula. She is wearing in full skirted dress with a dark bodice and underskirt which finishes at her shin. A band of cloth is fastened loosely across her shoulders. She is standing in the centre of a wooden plank, which juts out of a stone house visible behind her. Hills, trees, and a stormy sky are visible in the background. |
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| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | The Somnambulist's Song |
| Summary | Outer cover of the sheet music for The Somnambulist's Song published by C.Jefferys, London. It was composed for the singer Jenny Lind by Charles Jefferys. The front sheet is illustrated with a black and white lithograph of Jenny Lind in La Sonnambula. She is wearing in full skirted dress with a dark bodice and underskirt which finishes at her shin. A band of cloth is fastened loosely across her shoulders. She is standing in the centre of a wooden plank, which juts out of a stone house visible behind her. Hills, trees, and a stormy sky are visible in the background. |
| Other number | F87-10 - H Beard Collection Numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.222:1-1989 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2010 |
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