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It's Just to Please the Boy

Music Score
ca. late 19th century - early 20th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Front cover of music sheet for It's Just to Please the Boy, written and composed by T.S. Lonsdale and sung by Sam Torr. Illustration drawn by Alfred Concanen, lithographed by T. Packer. Published in London by H. Davison, ca. late 19th century - early 20th century.

Object details

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Object type
TitleIt's Just to Please the Boy (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Brief description
Front cover of music sheet for It's Just to Please the Boy, written and composed by T.S. Lonsdale, published in London, ca. late 19th century - early 20th century.
Physical description
Front cover of music sheet for It's Just to Please the Boy, written and composed by T.S. Lonsdale, published in London. Front cover illustrated in colour with full-length portrait of gentleman wearing a green coat, green waistcoat, white shirt and black top hat. He is talking to a small boy with a toy horse on a lead. A couple is visible in the background, right side.
Front cover only.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.2cm
  • Width: 25.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'It's just to please the boy / T. Packer Imp. / Alfred Concanen Del / Sung with the greatest success by Sam Torr / written and composed by T.S. Lonsdale / London / H. Davison, 17 Market Place, Regent Circus, Oxford St. W. / 14 years connected with the late Hopwood & Crew (Printed on front cover.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Literary referenceIt's Just to Please the Boy
Summary
Front cover of music sheet for It's Just to Please the Boy, written and composed by T.S. Lonsdale and sung by Sam Torr. Illustration drawn by Alfred Concanen, lithographed by T. Packer. Published in London by H. Davison, ca. late 19th century - early 20th century.
Collection
Accession number
S.315-2012

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Record createdApril 12, 2012
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