A song sheet cover for 'El Talisman' composed by M. Eduardo Gavira and dedicated to D. Ramon Iglesias illustrated by a pensive girl leaning on a support, on the other side the sheet is a list of the printed music available from the Murguia publishing house

ca. 1850–1900

Not on view

Bound with a group of song sheet covers on coloured paper (46.46.561-578) all published by the Murguia company, whose founder was Manuel Murguía (1807-1860). Each comprises a large sheet that with the exception of the present print is printed on the right side of one side only.

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Title: A song sheet cover for 'El Talisman' composed by M. Eduardo Gavira and dedicated to D. Ramon Iglesias illustrated by a pensive girl leaning on a support, on the other side the sheet is a list of the printed music available from the Murguia publishing house
Artist: Andrés Campillo (Mexican, active ca. 1850s)
Publisher: Manuel Murguía (Mexican, 1807–1860)
Date: ca. 1850–1900
Medium: Lithograph on yellow paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 20 1/16 in. (34 × 51 cm)
Image: 6 5/16 × 6 1/8 in. (16 × 15.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
Object Number: 46.46.572
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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