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New Musical Fund. Opera House,  Thursday, March 10th. 1803.

New Musical Fund. Opera House, Thursday, March 10th. 1803.

L. Legoux sculp. late pupil of F. Bartolozzi R.A. No.1 Poland Street Soho.
Stipple and etching, ticket/advertisement for a fund-raising musical entertainment. Plate 185 x 145mm (7¼ x 5¾"). Lower right corner chipped with small repair with conservation tissue.
Apollo with his lyre standing on clouds, to his right a female figure with dove perched on her head and holding horn of plenty and pair of compasses; another female figure sits to left. In the background a pelican feeds its chicks. A violin and musical instruments below are draped with a banner inscribed 'New Musical Fund'. By French engraver Louis Legoux (1789 - 1804; active).
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