A Romany fortune-teller is reading the palm of a young woman suffering unrequited love; two other Romany women are leaning over a fence and children are sitting around a fire. Etching by P.W. Tomkins after H.W. Bunbury, 1791.

A young woman sits and listens with scorn to a man's declarations of love. Mezzotint by James Wilson after C. Troost.

An episode in The vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith: Dr Primrose finding his daughter Olivia, who has been jilted by Squire Thornhill. Coloured engraving by F. Bartolozzi after J.H. Ramberg.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 28.4 x 24.3 cm

Clytie abandoned by the sun god is turned into a sunflower. Engraving by G. Duchange after N. Bertin.

1 print : etching and stipple ; image 35.3 x 45.4 cm

1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; image 29.6 x 29.9 cm

4 volumes : black and white illustrations ; 30 x 21 cm folded to 11 x 8 cm

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A young woman sits and listens with scorn to a man's declarations of love. Mezzotint by James Wilson after C. Troost.

Clytie abandoned by the sun god is turned into a sunflower. Engraving by G. Duchange after N. Bertin.

A Romany fortune-teller is reading the palm of a young woman suffering unrequited love; two other Romany women are leaning over a fence and children are sitting around a fire. Etching by P.W. Tomkins after H.W. Bunbury, 1791.

An episode in The vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith: Dr Primrose finding his daughter Olivia, who has been jilted by Squire Thornhill. Coloured engraving by F. Bartolozzi after J.H. Ramberg.

Some of the best advice my friends have given me.