Subject: Music
Period: 1737 (circa)
Publication: The Musical Entertainer
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8 x 13 inches
20.3 x 33 cm
This lot of four music sheets are from The Musical Entertainer, an early publication of George Bickham Jr. which features a series of engraved musical song sheets. Each sheet is headed by a lovely engraved vignette depicting contemporary life illustrative of the song. These engravings represent the following four songs:
A. Rural Beauty, or Vaux-Hal Garden
B. The Contented Farmer
C. The Releif; or Pow'r of Drinking
D. Good Advice
References:
Condition: B+
Overall no major flaws and in very nice condition. Light toning and a couple of spots of foxing, as well as a few small, unobtrusive stains.
