There's no date on this but it looks to be about 1790s. It looks exactly like Barnum's Feejee Mermaid exhibited about 50 years later! It seems the mermaid had been in circulation for quite a while... |
Anthony Maddox, English posture-master |
Dancing Dogs: I rather like "A Lady in her Equipage" and "2 Dogs with Milk Pails" |
Margaret Finch, Queen of the Norwood Gypsies, died aged 108 |
Mr. Makeen, Equestrian Hero |
Finds from the collection of 18th Century Entertainment Ephemera at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
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