Mary Squires the fortune teller foretells the future to Sir John Hill: she indicates that she has support from the Lord Mayor of London. Etching, 1753.

Mary Squires, a gypsy renowned for her ugliness. Engraving.

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Squires, Mary, -1762

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Mary Squires the fortune teller foretells the future to Sir John Hill: she indicates that she has support from the Lord Mayor of London. Etching, 1753.

Mary Squires, a gypsy renowned for her ugliness. Engraving.