Mother Goose of Oxford.
£120.00
Robert Dighton Mother Goose of Oxford. London, R. Dighton July 1807 Etching Original hand-colouring 270x200mm
Description
Rebecca Howse, the blind, ex-procuress of Oxford, stands in profile to the left. She is elderly, wears a neat fichu and flowered apron, and carries a basket of flowers. Called ‘Flora’ by the undergraduates, she married a ‘Gentleman H.’ who led her about to sell her (expensive) flowers. BM 10784.
