Not on display

Looby Lump's Life in London

Sheet Music
1822 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sheet music for Looby Lump's Life in London, published by G. Humphrey, 1822.

The satire illustration by Cruikshank depicts the bewilderement of a countryman in London.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLooby Lump's Life in London (published title)
Materials and techniques
Aquatint on paper
Brief description
Sheet music for Looby Lump's Life in London, published by G. Humphrey, 1822
Physical description
Sheet music for Looby Lump's Life in London.

The music sheet features an aquatint that shows a watch-house with four men moving a countryman into a cell. An officer sits behind a desk with a pipe and a tankard of ale.
Dimensions
  • Front cover height: 38cm (approx)
  • Front cover width: 24cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
Sheet music for Looby Lump's Life in London, published by G. Humphrey, 1822.

The satire illustration by Cruikshank depicts the bewilderement of a countryman in London.
Collection
Accession number
S.2508-1986

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJuly 11, 2014
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest