A lady (a Muse?), with a cello and open book with musical notations at her feet, addresses, on behalf of Leveridge's songs, Venus and Bacchus, shown in clouds above; Cupid stands at his mother's side presumably helping to persuade her
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Title, printmaker and artist, state, and date from Paulson, With: Engraved title page for "A collection of songs with the musick by Mr. Leveridge. In two volumes. London : Engrav'd and printed for the author in Tavistock-Street, Covent-Garden, 1727.", "The ornaments around the title page many also be by Hogarth, but I see no very good reason to thinks so"--Paulson, p. 71., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Ms. note in Steevens's hand above print: Not inserted by Mr. Nichols., and On page 47 in volume 1. Plate mark 9.6 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 17.3 x 10 cm.
A lady (a Muse?), with a cello and open book with musical notations at her feet, addresses, on behalf of Leveridge's songs, Venus and Bacchus, shown in clouds above; Cupid stands at his mother's side presumably helping to persuade her
Description:
Title, printmaker and artist, state, and date from Paulson, With: Engraved title page for "A collection of songs with the musick by Mr. Leveridge. In two volumes. London : Engrav'd and printed for the author in Tavistock-Street, Covent-Garden, 1727.", "The ornaments around the title page many also be by Hogarth, but I see no very good reason to thinks so"--Paulson, p. 71., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Frontispiece only.