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Oh! Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly!

Music
ca. 1838 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Music sheet cover for 'Oh! Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly!', from a musical version of The Tempest by Thomas Linley, arranged by W.H. Montgomery, sung by Miss P. Horton, published by C. Jeffreys, ca. 1838.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOh! Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly! (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Brief description
Music sheet cover for 'Oh! Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly!', from a musical version of The Tempest by Thomas Linley, arranged by W.H. Montgomery, sung by Miss P. Horton, published by C. Jeffreys, ca. 1838.
Physical description
Cover of the sheet music for 'Oh! Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly!'. Image shows Priscilla Horton as Ariel and William Charles Macready as Prospero, credits for the music and publication are printed underneath the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.0cm
  • Width: 23.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'OH! BID YOUR FAITHFUL ARIEL FLY! / Sung in / THE TEMPEST / BY / MISS P. HORTON / THE MUSIC BY LINLEY / Newly arranged by / W.H. MONTGOMERY / (?)Hall / Price 2/6 / LONDON, C. JEFFREYS, 21 SOHO SQUARE / Stannard Litho Printers 33, Portland Street, St James's' (Printed on front of cover)
Credit line
Given by John Hall
Subjects depicted
Literary references
  • Oh! Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly
  • The Tempest
Summary
Music sheet cover for 'Oh! Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly!', from a musical version of The Tempest by Thomas Linley, arranged by W.H. Montgomery, sung by Miss P. Horton, published by C. Jeffreys, ca. 1838.
Collection
Accession number
S.48-2012

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Record createdFebruary 7, 2012
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