Buy a Broom
Lithographer Anthony Fleetwood American, British
Subject Lucia Elizabeth Vestris British
Not on view
Costumed as a Bavarian broom seller, the London actress Madame Vestris sings "Buy a Broom," a ballad she first performed at London's Haymarket Theatre in 1826. Her name became associated with this hit song, and this print probably once adorned a music sheet cover.