Description: "Prince Imperial Galop, by Charles Coote junior."A genuine Victorian music sheet with an illustrated cover, published by Hopwood & Crew in London. The portrait on the front is of Louis-Napoleon, only child of Napoleon III, Emperor of France who was deposed in 1870. Louis-Napoleon therefore took his family to England, where he was Prince Imperial, and proclaimed Napoleon IV when his father died in 1873.He was a popular figure in England. Keen to employ his military enthusiasms, he persuaded the powers that be to let him serve in South Africa during the Zulu uprising of 1879. Caught whilst out on patrol with only a small party of men, he was killed at the age of 33. This portrait shows him as a young man, probably a teenager. Other music sheets show him looking a little older. I am selling an example of this other sheet, which is published by Joseph Williams - please see my other items. The Knohl Collection have a copy of the sheet on offer here, which they date confidently to !884. The lithographer is unknown. Size and number of pages: the sheet measures approx. 34.5cms x 25cms. Complete with 7 pages.Condition: Disbound from an album, and cropped. Name inscription in ink on the front. Small stain down right hand edge, but generally in a good condition. Music complete on 7 pages. Please study the photographs. There are, in my view, a number of reasons for valuing Illustrated Music Sheets. They are often of historical interest, marking special events, or illustrating historical figures. They may be of topographical interest. They may give an insight into Victorian values, often the humour of the time, or perhaps simply the fashions and designs found in their houses and clothing. Music illustration was always at the forefront of advances in publishing, and the covers are therefore of interest too in seeing the development of colour printing, as well as typographic and layout fashions. Sometimes, even the music is of interest! I will be offering a huge collection on ebay. Please see my other items. Postage: unfortunately, most music sheets are just too large for 'Large Letter' prices. So £4.00 within the UK. £10.00 to Europe, £15.00 to USA, etc. I will always combine shipping costs for more than one item purchased. Please purchase the items you want, but delay paying for them. I can then adjust the invoice accordingly. If you do pay for them, I can always refund any excess via paypal.I have other antique items in my ebay shop - antique art, prints, music, maps, books etc. Please see my other items.
Price: 24.99 GBP
Location: Fairlight
End Time: 2024-12-03T15:43:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 18.79 GBP
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Instrument: Piano
Format: Sheet Music
Portrait of: Napoleon, Prince Imperial.
Composed by: Charles Coote junior
Published in London by: Hopwood & Crew, 42 New Bond Street, W.
Lithograph by: Unknown
Year: 1884
Subgenre: Dance - Galop
Genre: Salon music
