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The Father of the Corporation of Oxford. Omnibus Carus.

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Robert Dighton The Father of the Corporation of Oxford. Omnibus Carus. London, R. Dighton March 1808 Etching Original hand-colouring 280x200mm

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The elderly, pot bellied figure of William Fletcher (1739-1826), stands in profile to the left, wearing a dark coat and stockings, and carrying a black, laced cocked hat in his hand. Banker and bookseller of Oxford, he became Mayor in 1782, 1796 and 1809. BM 11068.