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An episode in Tristram Shandy: Obadiah riding a coach horse knocks Dr. Slop off his pony into a pond, a sign to Shandy Hall hangs over him. Etching by J. Bretherton, 1773, after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.

A dog barber holding a large pair of shears in one hand, a poodle under his arm, standing on a quai in Paris. Coloured etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.

A beggar sitting on a hillock. Etching by J. Bretherton after Rembrandt van Rijn.

Thomas Allen. Etching by J. Bretherton.

An episode in Tristram Shandy: Dr. Slop with his wig on fire angrily gesticulating to Susannah who holds her nose near the wounded baby Tristram Shandy. Etching by J. Bretherton, 1773, after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.

A tailor holding out a folding swatch of cloth samples. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.

A village barber-surgeon standing in front of his shop, holding a razor and a lancet; in the distance are the village stocks. Coloured etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.

A dog groomer in Paris holding a large pair of shears in one hand, a poodle under his arm, standing on the Seine embankment. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.

King Henry VI, holding a sceptre and a book. Etching by J. Bretherton after T. Orde, 17--.

A young man, in the presence of his father, is examined by an academic for admission to university. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.

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Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806

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A young man, in the presence of his father, is examined by an academic for admission to university. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.

King Henry VI, holding a sceptre and a book. Etching by J. Bretherton after T. Orde, 17--.

A dog barber holding a large pair of shears in one hand, a poodle under his arm, standing on a quai in Paris. Coloured etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.

Thomas Allen. Etching by J. Bretherton.

A dog groomer in Paris holding a large pair of shears in one hand, a poodle under his arm, standing on the Seine embankment. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.