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La Bagatelle

Title Page
19th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hand-coloured etching title page for Four New Comic Songs "La Bagatelle". Composed by G. Cooke and illustrated by George Cruikshank. Five vignettes, separated by tree branches, the central image showing a man playing a wind instrument and another man holding out his hat for money. The four other images illustrate the four comic songs. Copy states sheets are: Plain 5s/-, Coloured 6/-. Of note, is Cruikshank's 'musical' signature.


Object details

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Object type
TitleLa Bagatelle
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Brief description
Hand-coloured etching title page for 'Four New Comic Songs "La Bagatelle"'. Composed by G. Cooke and illustrated by George Cruikshank. Design showing five vignettes, separated by tree branches. Published by Leader & Cock, London. 19th century.
Physical description
Hand-coloured etching title page for Four New Comic Songs "La Bagatelle". Composed by G. Cooke and illustrated by George Cruikshank. Five vignettes, separated by tree branches, the central image showing a man playing a wind instrument and another man holding out his hat for money. The four other images illustrate the four comic songs. Copy states sheets are: Plain 5s/-, Coloured 6/-. Of note, is Cruikshank's 'musical' signature.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.2cm
  • Width: 25.9cm
Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, c.1991.
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Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, c.1991.
Collection
Accession number
9433:3

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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