Alfred Concanen was, for over twenty-five years, one of the leading lithographers of the Victorian era, best remembered for his illustrated sheet music covers for songs made popular by famous music hall performers of the time. These covers usually featured portraits of the performers or humorous scenes from their songs. Sacheverell Sitwell said of him, "The most painstaking of the Pre-Raphaelites must fail beside Concanen!"
Concanen's 1867 design for Champagne Charlie, sung by George Leybourne
Poster for Cox and Box (1869)
Cover for 'Arry (1882) - sung by Jenny Hill
Cover for I Like A Little Toddle Down Regent Street (1882) - sung by G. H. MacDermott
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News was a British weekly magazine founded in 1874 and published in London. In 1945 it changed its name to the Sport and Country, and in 1957 to the Farm and Country, before closing in 1970.
Wood-engraving of 1874's 2,000 Guineas Stakes from May 1874 Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News