Frontispiece to the Singer's penny magazine & reciter's album. [graphic] / Vol. 1

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Title: Frontispiece to the Singer's penny magazine & reciter's album. [graphic] / Vol. 1
Creator: Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, lithographer, artist
Contributor: Lingham, Stephen, active 1834-1872.
Drake, G., active 1832-1836, publisher.
Published / Created: Feby. 24th, 1835.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. by G. Drake, 12 Houghton St., Clare Market and S. Lingham, printer
Abstract: Design consisting of thirty-six small images, each individually captioned below, arranged in nine rows of four. The images are comic scenes illustrating the captions, which might be song titles or lyrics
Description: Title from text within banner at top of design.
"The popula [sic] portion of the concerts illustrated"--Text immediately above the images.
Mounted to 30 x 24 cm on blue wove paper, formerly a leaf in an album. Mounted around the print are nine small images (lithographs and wood engravings) likely clipped from larger designs. Mounted on verso is a large print signed "I.R.C." (Robert Cruikshank) and entitled "Mr. Wilkinson & Mr. John Reeve in all their characters in Trifles light as air and Bachelors torments," surrounded by twelve smaller images (lithographs and wood engravings) likely clipped from larger designs.
Provenance: Brian Maidment; July 2024.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 21.7 x 13.4 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English