Clari
1824
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1824
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows Miss Emma Sarah Love dressed as Vespina from the 1823 opera *Clari*. Woolnoth’s print captures her in that stage role after she helped make “Little Love is a Mischievous Boy” a hit at Covent Garden. The song’s composer, Henry Bishop, wrote it for the show, and Love’s lively performance made the tune famous overnight. Next, look up the artist Woolnoth, Thomas A.
