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The Bavarian girl's song: buy a broom!

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Title
The Bavarian girl's song: buy a broom!
Additional title: Buy a broom!
Names
Gauci, M. (Lithographer)
Lee, Alexander, 1802-1851 (Arranger)
Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850 (Printer of plates)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1820 - 1829 (Approximate)
Place: London
Publisher: Mayhew & Co.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Gau M Bav 1
Topics
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856
Genres
Prints
Sheet music covers
Notes
Statement of responsibility: the words by D.A. O'Meara ; sung (in character) by Madame Vestris ... arranged expressly for her by Alexander Lee.
Caption title.
Statement of responsibility: Below image, at left: M. Gauci lithog.
Statement of responsibility: Below image, at right: Printed by C. Hullmandel.
Statement of responsibility: On score: Arranged and partly composed by Alex[ande]r Lee.
Biographical/historical: Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi Vestris, known as Madame Vestris, was an English-born actress and singer who owed her illustrious last name to her brief marriage to the dancer and ballet master Armand Vestris.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, b&w ; 33 x 24 cm. + music score (6 p.)
Description
Sheet music cover illustration depicting a woman selling brooms in front of the shop of the music seller Mayhew & Co. The window panes display the titles of various music compositions, probably selected from contemporary favorites.
Type of Resource
Still image
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825121850
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759004
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 60134750-88f9-0134-660f-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1820: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Bavarian girl's song" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1820 - 1829. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3009faa0-8cb7-0134-ccd7-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Bavarian girl's song" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3009faa0-8cb7-0134-ccd7-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1820 - 1829). The Bavarian girl's song Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3009faa0-8cb7-0134-ccd7-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Bavarian girl's song