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James Bretherton
approximately 1730-1806
A tour to foreign parts / Mr: Bunbury del. ; Js. Bretherton f.
[London] : Publish'd [by James Bretherton] 11th March, 1778
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.268
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[London] : Publish'd [by James Bretherton] 11th. March, 1778.
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Print shows the exterior of a continental inn and Poste Royale, where a young Englishman, his tutor, and servant are greeted by a hotelier holding a bill of fare and wearing enormous sabots. Beside him a postillon in oversize boots holds a whip, and in the background an old woman prepares to kill a rooster while a cook attempts to capture a cat for the traveller's dinner. The English traveller is shown holding a cane and a copy of Chesterfield's letters. A sign over the hotel door reads "Bon chere icy chez La grenouille traiteur."
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