Mrs Stewart's Concert Hanover Square
Admission Ticket
late 18th century (printed)
late 18th century (printed)
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Admission ticket for Mrs Stewart's Concert Hanover Square. Etching print.
Design in an oval, illustrating a woman taking a harp from a sleeping man, with the words 'Daughter of Toscar take the Harp & Raise the Lovely Song of Selma, Osian.' lettered below.
Design in an oval, illustrating a woman taking a harp from a sleeping man, with the words 'Daughter of Toscar take the Harp & Raise the Lovely Song of Selma, Osian.' lettered below.
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| Title | Mrs Stewart's Concert Hanover Square |
| Materials and techniques | Etching print |
| Brief description | Admission ticket for 'Mrs Stewart's Concert Hanover Square. Etching print. Design in an oval, illustrating a woman taking a harp from a sleeping man, with the words 'Daughter of Toscar take the Harp & Raise the Lovely Song of Selma, Osian'. Designed and etched by J. Neagle. England. Late 18th century. |
| Physical description | Admission ticket for Mrs Stewart's Concert Hanover Square. Etching print. Design in an oval, illustrating a woman taking a harp from a sleeping man, with the words 'Daughter of Toscar take the Harp & Raise the Lovely Song of Selma, Osian.' lettered below. |
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| Historical context | The quote 'Daughter of Toscar take the Harp & Raise the Lovely Song of Selma' is taken from a cycle of poems which the Scottish poet James Macpherson claimed to have translated from ancient sources in the Scots Gaelic.Osian, or Ossian, is the narrator and supposed author of the original poems. |
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| Literary reference | The quote is taken from a cycle of poems which the Scottish poet James Macpherson claimed to have translated from ancient sources in the Scots Gaelic. |
| Bibliographic reference | Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. |
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| Accession number | 24473:5 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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