Print Collection
Print
1864 (published)
1864 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Sheet music cover for Coote's 'Shakspeare Quadrille', performed 'under the Direction of the Author at the Tercentenary Festival given at Stratford-on-Avon', published by Hopwood & Crew, 42 New Bond Street, London in 1864.
The covers shows Shakespeare and scenes from Hamlet, Twelfth Night, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth, As You Like It and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The covers shows Shakespeare and scenes from Hamlet, Twelfth Night, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth, As You Like It and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Object details
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| Title | Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Sheet music cover for 'Coote's Shakspeare Quadrille' published by Hopwood & Crew, 42 New Bond, London, 1864. |
| Physical description | Portrait of William Shakespeare, head and shoulders, in an oval, with the words 'Coote's' above and 'Shakspeare Quadrille' beneath. Shakespeare is surrounded by roundels containing drawings of scenes from his plays. To left: Hamlet, Twelfth Night and The Merry Wives of Windsor. To right: Macbeth, As You Like It and A Midsummer Night's Dream. At top a representation of Fame with trumpet and laurel wreath, at bottom Shakespeare's birthplace. The price (4/-) is given in the lower right hand corner with the prices of sheet music for the Quadrille in arrangements for duet, septet, orchestra and military band. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Performed under the Direction of the Actor at the Tercentenary Festival given at / STRATFORD-ON-AVON.' (Printed above images) |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Sheet music cover for Coote's 'Shakspeare Quadrille', performed 'under the Direction of the Author at the Tercentenary Festival given at Stratford-on-Avon', published by Hopwood & Crew, 42 New Bond Street, London in 1864. The covers shows Shakespeare and scenes from Hamlet, Twelfth Night, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth, As You Like It and A Midsummer Night's Dream. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.670-2010 |
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| Record created | June 3, 2010 |
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