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The son of Tabeal . A sermon occasion'd by the French invasion in favour of the Pretender. Preach'd March 14. 1707/8. By Thomas Bradbury.
Bradbury, Thomas, 1677-1759.Date: M.DCC.VIII. [1708]
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A man dressed in costume as a theatrical caricature of a doctor. Line engraving.
Reference: 20529i
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An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares from a carriage to a crowd of people on the Pont-Neuf, Paris. Process print after G. de Saint-Aubin.
Reference: 20594i- Books
Hoaxes and deceptions / by the editors of Time-Life Books.
Date: 1991
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A itinerant medicine vendor demonstrating a deceptive illusion to an audience, he is pretending to burn a man's back and then use ointment to clear up the burns, in order to sell his wares. Etching.
Reference: 20671i