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1962-219, Print
The BEGGARS OPERA
1962-219, Print

The BEGGARS OPERA

Date1728
Publisher 1701 - 1779
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 10 × 11 in (25.4 × 27.94cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-219
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Brittons attend_view this harmonious Stage/ And listen to those notes which charm the age/ Thus shall your tastes in Sounds & Sense be shown/ And Beggars Op'ras ever be your own/ Printed for John Bowles at the Black horse in Cornhill."ProvenanceBefore 1962, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1962-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).