Open for a few days only : Two grand exhibitions. Madame Hojos has the honour of announcing to the ladies and gentlemen of Wakefield, and its vicinity, she has just arrived from Spain, with a splendid cabinet of ancient & modern wax figures, ... the first and principal group represents the history of Samson ... in addition to the collection of wax figures, the exhibition of the rare Portuguese Dwarf alive, Joseph Cardoso Pereira.

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[between 1822 and 1832?]
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Open for a few days only : Two grand exhibitions. Madame Hojos has the honour of announcing to the ladies and gentlemen of Wakefield, and its vicinity, she has just arrived from Spain, with a splendid cabinet of ancient & modern wax figures, ... the first and principal group represents the history of Samson ... in addition to the collection of wax figures, the exhibition of the rare Portuguese Dwarf alive, Joseph Cardoso Pereira. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Poster advertising displays of Madame Hojos' waxworks and appearances by the Portuguese dwarf, Jose Cardoso Pereira in a house in Westgate, Wakefield.

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[between 1822 and 1832?]

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1 sheet ; 45 x 19 cm

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