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A frontispiece for a journal
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Description | Print shows a beggar maid (Fanny Kemble, who married Pierce in 1834 and retired from the stage) holding play-bill, "beggar's petition," and a sheet of paper that states "Pity kind Yankees, friends to Humanity, give me a rich husband and I will be gone." She confronts a fancily dressed woman, holding a paper that states "Beggars Opera. A Bold stroke for a husband." The haughty woman says, "Mercy God! what's here? A poor bread-hunter!!!!" Includes several lines of verse. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Popular Graphic Arts |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Beggars--1830-1840. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rich people--1830-1840. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Butler, Pierce,--1807-1867--Family. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Women--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Kemble, Fanny,--1809-1893. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |