Street entertainers in Nottingham: James Burne, called Shelford Tommy, a ventriloquist (left) and Charley, a man playing a shawm (right). Etching with aquatint, 1797.

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Charley (Musician), active 1797.

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Street entertainers in Nottingham: James Burne, called Shelford Tommy, a ventriloquist (left) and Charley, a man playing a shawm (right). Etching with aquatint, 1797.