"An elderly woman sits on a stool playing a small harpsichord (right) seen in profile, a music-book upon it. She sings with her head turned towards the spectator, her features twisted, eyes closed. Her hair hangs upon her round shoulders; the curves o...
"A lady, ugly and elderly, sits at a piano in profile to the left, playing and singing. Her open music-book shows her 'Song: would you hurt a harm less maid maid I am young and sore afraid afraid'. Beside her in an arm-chair a fat man with short clums...
Alternative Title:
"Lullaby!" Soothe him with a lullaby!
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 12th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, St. Jamess' [sic] Street
"The instrumentalists are closely grouped round the armchair of the father of the family, a stout man in old-fashioned dress, who sits full face singing loudly, an open music book on his knees, his feet supported on the bar of his chair. His very fat ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub'd Augst. 30th, 1802, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
An Italian family, in a poverty-stricken room, practise for opera. A young man stands full-face, singing, his fingers interlaced across his chest. He wears an open, ruffled shirt, awaistcoat, breeches, and ungartered stockings. To his right an old man...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 1785 by S. Alken, No. 3 Dufours Place, Broad Street, Soho. Sold by W. Hinton, No. 5 Sweeting Alley, Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Vulpius, Christian August, 1762-1827, Paisiello, Giovanni, 1740-1816, and Vestris, Auguste, 1760-1842
Subject (Topic):
Children, Families, Italian, Mothers, Musical instruments, Musicians, and Singing
Four characters participating in the quintet of the first act finale of Dibdin's "The Quaker" are shown here: Gillian and Floretta look over the garden wall while Steady attempts to keep Solomon from conversation with them
Alternative Title:
Scene in a farce called The Quaker
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814., Bannister, John, 1760-1836, and Parsons, William, 1736-1795
Manuscript music book containing hymns and songs, vocal parts only, for treble and tenor. Most are identified by names of hymn tunes or Psalm numbers, and most are without texts. Songs with texts include "An Elegy Made on the Death of Queene Mary" and...
Description:
Staff notation.
Subject (Name):
Miles, Susanna, active 1759., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, and Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694
Subject (Topic):
Hymns, English, Singing, Instruction and study, Songbooks, English, and Songs, English
