Dorothy Pentreath, a Cornish speaking fishseller. Line engraving by R. Scaddan.

  • Scaddan, R.
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Dorothy Pentreath, a Cornish speaking fishseller. Line engraving by R. Scaddan. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The sitter is in an oval frame surrounded by fishing accoutrements

Publication/Creation

[London] (Kings Arms in Paternoster Row) : I. Hinton

Physical description

1 print : line engraving ; image 15.2 x 9.1 cm

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Dorothy Pentreath of Mousehole in Cornwall, the last person who could converse in the Cornish language. ; R. Scaddan delin.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 1754i

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