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Obadiah (Fictitious character)

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  • An episode in Tristram Shandy: Doctor Slop, having fallen off his horse, is greeted by Obadiah. Etching after L. Sterne.
  • An episode in Tristram Shandy: Obadiah riding a coach horse knocks Dr. Slop off his pony into a pond, a sign to Shandy Hall hangs over him. Etching by J. Bretherton, 1773, after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.
  • An episode in Tristram Shandy: Obadiah, riding a coach horse, knocks Dr. Slop off his pony, a sign points to Shandy Hall. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.
  • An episode in Tristram Shandy: Doctor Slop, having fallen off his horse, is greeted by Obadiah. Etching after L. Sterne.

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    An episode in Tristram Shandy: Doctor Slop, having fallen off his horse, is greeted by Obadiah. Etching after L. Sterne.

    | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 651158i
    Part of: Twelve prints representing the most interesting sentimental and humorous scenes in Tristram Shandy
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    An episode in Tristram Shandy: Obadiah, riding a coach horse, knocks Dr. Slop off his pony, a sign points to Shandy Hall. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.

    Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768. | Reference: 22029i
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    An episode in Tristram Shandy: Obadiah riding a coach horse knocks Dr. Slop off his pony into a pond, a sign to Shandy Hall hangs over him. Etching by J. Bretherton, 1773, after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.

    Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768. | Date: 3 February 1773 | Reference: 22031i

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Costume
Horses
Slop, Doctor (Fictitious character)

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