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Elderly antiquarians examining a chamber pot purported to be Boadicea's. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 747986i
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A provincial glossary; with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions / By Francis Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: 1811
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A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue / [Anon].
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791Date: 1788
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A club of elderly antiquarians. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 747987i
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A short gentleman tries to embrace a tall maid, but is interrupted by his wife. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 747948i
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Seven elderly men in discussion around a table. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 747985i
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A fat man in uniform and carrying a sword leads a disorderly band of men with rifles. Etching by F. Grose after himself.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: 1788Reference: 31716i
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A tall thin man facing a short stout woman. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 747988i
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Three elderly doctors and scholars standing as a group. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 744080i
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An aged doctor standing holding a cane. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 744081i
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An actor and an actress in the roles of Antony and Cleopatra. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 747878i
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A man is pulling on a pair of riding boots at which the horse looks quizzically at him. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Reference: 37226i
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Fifteen caricature heads in two rows. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 748015i
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Lexicon balatronicum. A dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence / Compiled originally by Captain Grose ; and now considerably altered and enlarged, with the modern changes and improvements, by a member of the Whip Club. Assisted by Hell-Fire Dick. And James Gordon, Esqrs. of Cambridge, and William Soames, Esq. of the Hon. Society of Newman's Hotel.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: 1811
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Anecdotes of the English language; chiefly regarding the local dialect of London and its environs; whence it will appear that the natives of the metropolis and its vicinities have not corrupted the language of their ancestors ; In a letter from Samuel Pegge ; to an old acquaintance [J. Nichols, the original editor] and co-fellow of the Society of antiquaries, London ; To which is added, a supplement to Grose's 'Provincial glossary' / [Samuel Pegge].
Pegge, Samuel, 1733-1800.Date: 1844
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A guide to health, beauty, riches and honour / [Edited, with preface, by F. Grose].
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791Date: 1796
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A thin lawyer, seated, addressing a fat physician, standing. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 744078i
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An elderly man seated in an armchair and addressing the viewer. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 747949i
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Thomas Inglefield, an artist born without limbs. Etching by S. Ireland, 1787, after F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: 28 May 1787Reference: 354i
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A thin man holding a muff faces a fat man holding a cane. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 747989i
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Three antiquarians examining a medal. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 747990i
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Robert Bragge. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Reference: 1346i
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An old woman falls asleep in her chair allowing a man and a young woman to make love unseen. Etching by F. Grose.
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.Date: [1788]Reference: 748012i

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Elderly antiquarians examining a chamber pot purported to be Boadicea's. Etching by F. Grose.

A provincial glossary; with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions / By Francis Grose.

A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue / [Anon].

A club of elderly antiquarians. Etching by F. Grose.

A short gentleman tries to embrace a tall maid, but is interrupted by his wife. Etching by F. Grose.

Seven elderly men in discussion around a table. Etching by F. Grose.

A fat man in uniform and carrying a sword leads a disorderly band of men with rifles. Etching by F. Grose after himself.

A tall thin man facing a short stout woman. Etching by F. Grose.

Three elderly doctors and scholars standing as a group. Etching by F. Grose.

An aged doctor standing holding a cane. Etching by F. Grose.

An actor and an actress in the roles of Antony and Cleopatra. Etching by F. Grose.

A man is pulling on a pair of riding boots at which the horse looks quizzically at him. Etching by F. Grose.

Fifteen caricature heads in two rows. Etching by F. Grose.

A guide to health, beauty, riches and honour / [Edited, with preface, by F. Grose].

A thin lawyer, seated, addressing a fat physician, standing. Etching by F. Grose.

An elderly man seated in an armchair and addressing the viewer. Etching by F. Grose.

Thomas Inglefield, an artist born without limbs. Etching by S. Ireland, 1787, after F. Grose.

A thin man holding a muff faces a fat man holding a cane. Etching by F. Grose.

Three antiquarians examining a medal. Etching by F. Grose.

Robert Bragge. Etching by F. Grose.

An old woman falls asleep in her chair allowing a man and a young woman to make love unseen. Etching by F. Grose.