An episode in 'The recruiting officer' by George Farquhar: Captain Plume offers to buy chickens from Rose's poultry basket. Mezzotint by J. Faber after P. Mercier after G. Farquhar.

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Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707. Recruiting officer

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An episode in 'The recruiting officer' by George Farquhar: Captain Plume offers to buy chickens from Rose's poultry basket. Mezzotint by J. Faber after P. Mercier after G. Farquhar.