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A young woman rushes to embrace her lover, knocking over her chair in her haste and they are watched tenderly by an older woman. Engraving by E. J. Portbury after P. Stephanoff.

The exorcism of a ghost. Engraving by E. Portbury, 1827, after F.P. Stephanoff.

Women looking at a vision in a magic mirror. Engraving by E.J. Portbury after J. Masey Wright.

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Edward Portbury

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Images by Edward Portbury

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Women looking at a vision in a magic mirror. Engraving by E.J. Portbury after J. Masey Wright.

The exorcism of a ghost. Engraving by E. Portbury, 1827, after F.P. Stephanoff.

A young woman rushes to embrace her lover, knocking over her chair in her haste and they are watched tenderly by an older woman. Engraving by E. J. Portbury after P. Stephanoff.