La Bagatelle
Title Page
19th century (published)
19th century (published)
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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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| Title | La 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. |
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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. |
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| Accession number | 9433:3 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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