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Ichthyosaurus as a museum pieceCartoon of an Ichthyosaurus as a museum piece, in the Ballad of the Ichthyosaurus
Enraged Musician / HogarthTHE ENRAGED MUSICIAN A ballad singer, a screeching parrot, a piper, a drummer, a barking dog, a knife grinder, fighting cats and other noises disturb his violin practice
Ballad / Twa CorbiesTHE TWA CORBIES Two crows plan to dine on the body of a new-slain knight, then o er his white banes, when they are bare, the wind sall blaw for evermair. Date: traditional
British Ballad, The MermaidTHE MERMAID. British ballad by Dr. John Leyden. The Gaelic story bears that Macphail of Colonsay was carried off by a mermaid
The Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for CamelotColour illustration of the Lady of Shalott setting out on her boat for Camelot
Annie Lauries HomeANNIE LAURIE Maxwelton House, Dumfries- shire, Scotland, the birthplace of Annie Laurie in 1682, after whom a famous Scottish ballad was named
Tennyson, Shalott, W hseThe curse is come upon me, cried the Lady of Shalott
Music Hall Song / ParcelA burlesque ballad: who knows what a parcel may contain? An abandoned baby, a pawned overcoat, a strippers costume, a dog for drowning... Date: 1894
Street music: a family of singersA pathetic scene: an impoverished family of street singers, shoeless and ragged, singing in the rain. Date: 1870
Battle of Otterburn / FsstWAR OF SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE Henry Percy (Hotspur) attacked the Scottish entrenchments and was totally defeated. The battle is celebrated in the Ballad of Chevy Chase
Mr Gomersall as the Earl of Douglas in Chevy ChaseMr E W Gomersall (or Gomersal) as the 2nd Earl of Douglas in The Ballad of Chevy Chase. 1832
British Ballad, Robin Hoods Death and burialROBIN HOODS DEATH AND BURIAL. British ballad and one of the oldest existing tales of Robin Hood. The final resting place of Robin Hood
British Ballad, Fair Margaret and Sweet WilliamFAIR MARGARET AND SWEET WILLIAM. British ballad telling the story of Sweet William who tells Fair Margaret that he is marrying another
British Ballad, Chevy-ChaseCHEVY-CHASE. Popular British Ballad telling the story of a large hunt, lead by Percy, the Earl of Northumberland which was interpreted as an invasion of Scotland by the Scottish Earl of Douglas who
Smart Gent sits beneath a tree and thinks of his loveSmart Gent sits beneath a tree with his lute, dreaming of his sweetheart and composing some lines of romantic poetry and song
Cartoon, O'er Neilson's Tomb -- lawyers and others throw up their hats in jubilation. A parody of a popular ballad, O'er Nelson's Tomb, written by the tenor John Braham
BALLAD / CLERK COLVILLCLERK COLVILL He sees a mermaid bathing in the Wells of Slane, and falls instantly in love with her... but her love is fatal, and he returns home only to die. Date: traditional
BALLAD / THE GARDENERTHE GARDENER The gardener offers the maiden his flowers, but includes a weed, so she rejects him and foretells his death - the new fallen snow to be your smock Date: traditional
The Bell EdmontoncThe Bell Inn was made famous in William Cowpers 1782 ballad, The Diverting History of John Gilpin. The star of the ballad, the draper from Cheapside, John Gilpin
The Beggar MaidThe King and the Beggar-maid is a 16th-century ballad that tells the story of King Cophetua of Ethiopia and his love for the beggar Penelophon.Artist: Frances Brundage Date: 1914
Cartoon, Little birds who can sing and don t sing must not be surprised if they have to pay fifty pounds sometimes. John Sims Reeves (1821-1900), operatic, oratorio and ballad singer
Wild man from medieval pageantsPageantry. A wild man dressed in leaves, from a ballad of Robin Good Fellow. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus
Wild men from medieval pageantsPageantry. A wild man dressed in leaves, from a ballad of Robin Good Fellow, and a green man or monstrous wilde man holding a large firework from 1635
Music cover, In Happy Moments Day by Day, ballad from the opera Maritana by William Vincent Wallace. Date: late 19th century
Music cover, Victoria Music Books, Irish Ballad Album. Date: late 19th century
An Irish Girls Opinion by Arthur WestPromotional music sheet for An Irish Girls Opinion, an Irish Patriotic Ballad, music hall song of about 1886 by Arthur West. Chosen for the typical shamrock motif
Music cover, Little Blossom, ballad by Stephen Glover. 19th century
BALLAD SELLER / WHEATLEYA new love song, only hapenny a piece. A ballad-seller makes a sale. Date: 1796
FRENCH BALLAD SELLERA French ballad seller demonstrates his work with the help of a young assistant. Date: 18th century
Cartoon, Bottoms Dream (Republicanism)Cartoon, BOTTOMS DREAM -- Nick Bottom (the working-man): I have a dream... [I will get Peter Quince to write a ballad of this dream Bottoms Dream because it hath no Bottom
1741 / ENRAGED MUSICIANA violinist is disturbed by a ballad singer, a screeching parrot, a piper, a drummer, a barking dog, a knife grinder, fighting cats and other noises Date: 1741
BALLAD SELLERA girl sells ballads and religious prints while the snowflakes fall around her Date: circa 1840
Annie LaurieANNIE LAURIE of Maxwelton, beloved by William Douglas of Fingland, to whom the ballad is attributed, but who married Alexander Fergusson of Craig- darroch, promises forgotten... Date: 1680S - 1760S
British Ballad, The Demon LoverTHE DEMON LOVER (also known as James Harris, James Herries, or The House Carpenter) Popular British Ballad telling the story of a man (the Devil), who returns to a former lover after an absence
Traditional Green Man of English folklore - this one is used to illustrate a ballad about Robin Hood... was Robin a folklore entity ?
The Orphan Ballad Singers. 19th century
Yosyp Stadnyk - Ukranian Theatre director and actorYosyp Stadnyk (1876-1954) - Theatre director and actor. Stadnyk played over 100 roles, mostly character roles in a realist style, in plays by Mykhailo Starytsky, Marko Kropyvnytsky
Scottish ballad, Auld Robin Gray -- a young woman agrees to marry Auld Robin Gray so that she can support her poor parents while the man she really loves is away at sea. 19th century
Caricature of John Sims Reeves, English tenorCaricature of the operatic, oratorio and ballad singer John Sims Reeves (1821-1900) -- Mr Sims Reeves introduces a new tenor. 1880
The Ballad Singer. circa 1820
Caricature of the singer John Sims ReevesCaricature of the operatic, oratorio and ballad singer John Sims Reeves -- An Upper Tenor. circa 1880s
The Ballad of the GraphicIllustrated poem telling the story of The Graphic magazine, launched in 1869 by William Luson Thomas. The poem was written by the editor, J. M. Bulloch and illustrated by H
Posada, Ballad of the snake, MexicoBallad of the snake, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s
Ballad of the Farmer and the Hawk, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s
Ballad of Eufemio Zapata, MexicoBallad of Eufemio Zapata - brother of Emiliano Zapata, an active figure in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1911). Date: circa 1910
Ballad of Macario Romero, Mexico, who was determined to take leave from the army to visit his girlfriend. circa 1900s
Ballad of the jury, MexicoThe ballad of the jury, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s
Posada, The ballad of the snail, MexicoThe ballad of the snail, Mexico. circa 1900s