Oval stipple portrait engraving of the composer

by William Ridley 1764-1838 after the painting by John Opie by William Shield

$150 · Offered by J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

The composer is depicted half-length, facing right.153 x 103 mm. On wove paper. Trimmed to just within margins and laid down to a larger sheet of paper. The titling incorrectly identifies the subject as William Shields. A fine impression. Although Shield experimented widely with orchestration and exotic flavours in all his music ..., it was the operas with large doses of middlebrow glees, strophic songs and

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