Image of a group portrait of a little girl (captioned "The Coquette), a dog ("Lion"), and a young boatman ("Hans"), presumably actor Charles Arnold, depicting characters from the musical comedy "Hans the Boatman" by Clay M. Greene. Probable date based on show history; Hans the Boatman was first produced in England in 1887 and first toured in the United States in 1889. "A.S. Seer's Litho. Print N.Y."--text, lower right.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 76.2 x 101.92 cm (30 x 40 1/8 in.)
Arnold, Charles, -1905--Portraits Actors--Portraits Children--Pictorial works Comedies Dogs--Pictorial works Musicals Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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