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Hand colored cartoon engraving by Fores, circa #1460258

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Hand colored cartoon engraving by Fores, circa #1460258
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A cartoon hand colored engraving by Fores, "Why Brighton Dandies." The lady is quoted, "This is driving with Spirit indeed, to what I have been used to lately!!!" The gentleman replies, "You do me the honor I am sure, but there is no Man of Sulfsex feels more pleasure than I do driving the Ladies.!" The lower right corner reads, "Pub Jan 1819 by SW Fores 50 Picadilly.
There is a typed label on the back in the lower right corner that reads, "A celebrated actress of the day, Harriet Meldon , left the stage to marry Thomas Coutts, the banker, when he was in his 86th year; after his death she married the Duke of St. Albans and became the leading hostess in Brighton, as well as a notable philanthropist. "An Elegant madness." p117
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#: 4144</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1819</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:England</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Fores</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:16</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:19.50</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Hand colored cartoon engraving by Fores, circa</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Shaker Heights, Ohio</td></tr>
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