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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This early 1800s print shows a park scene with people gathered under trees. They’re singing “Lunnun is the Devil” by T. Cooke, printed right below the image. Laurie and Whittle published it in London on Valentine’s Day, 1809. The sheet music below the picture lets us hear the very song the crowd is enjoying. Romanticism loved mixing everyday life with drama, and here it’s a cheeky London tune. Look up the sheet music next.
