Vive la Bacchanal

Date

Circa 1978

Code

CH/5/6/5/27

Extent

Single sheet of paper

Level

Item

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Reproduction of a music cover sheet titled 'Vive la Bacchananl' Circa 1978. With a lithograph illustration by Richard Childs. Originally published by Charles Sheard and Company, London. Possibly circa 1870-1880. Shows title at the top 'VIVE LA BACCHANANL.' With illustration below of a man standing on a pavement, in Victorian dress and long coat, and with a long forked beard, holding up a bottle of champagne in one hand. Text below 'GEORGE LEYBOURNE'S / NEW CHAMPAGNE SONG'. With publisher's information below. George Leybourne (1842-1884) was known for his career in Victorian music halls.

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