Ballad Singer Collection

Harrison, Glenn, Shaw, James, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Harrison, Glenn, Shaw, James, between c1915 and c1920. Probably shows Charles W. Harrison, Wilfred Glenn, Elliot Shaw and Lewis James who performed as the musical quartet "The Shannon Four"

The late Frederick Robson, of the Olympic Theatre, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late Frederick Robson, of the Olympic Theatre, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Herbert Watkins. 'Mr. Robson...was, beyond question, a man of genius

Ballad Singer at a Shrine of the Virgin, 1720/25. Creator: Alessandro Magnasco
Ballad Singer at a Shrine of the Virgin, 1720/25

Ballad Singer at a Country Fair, n.d. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
Ballad Singer at a Country Fair, n.d

The Village Fair, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Village Fair, c1780-1825. " Buy a song, one penny..." - one of the street cries in England during Rowlandsons time

Rapture (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions), January 21, 1800

Ballad-singer, China, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Ballad-singer, China, c1928. Itinerant female singer performing traditional Chinese ballads. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Old ballad singer standing on a street corner, c1780. Artist: JR Smith
Old ballad singer standing on a street corner, c1780. A woman and boy pass by under a street lamp. St Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the background

A Merry new Song, Cries of London, (c1688?)
A Merry new Song, (c1688?). Two street singers, a man and a woman, performing new songs. The sheet music is probably for sale. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Street entertainers, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul Sandby
Street entertainers, 1760. Ballad singers reciting songs or poems in the street. From Cries of London, 1760

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