The Lion and the Bear by W Johnson
Promotional music sheet for The Lion and the Bear, song of 1878 by W. Johnson which reflects the anti-Russian jingoism of 1877-8, helped by memories of the Crimean War. The sheet shows a huge British lion armed with a sword and a rifle chasing away a snivelling Russian bear over the Danube
Picture No
12254570
Media ID
46911116
Size
3482px x 4918px
(4.6MB)
Credit
© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Original Music Sheet Cover
Date
1878
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