Taking the waters at Handley Spa: Sir Thomas Trout in bathchair face-to-face with Constantina Mendlove in her Bloomer outfit. John Leech illustration for 'Handley Cross', London, 1845. Coloured engraving

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Taking the waters at Handley Spa: Sir Thomas Trout in bathchair face-to-face with Constantina Mendlove in her Bloomer outfit. John Leech illustration for 'Handley Cross', London, 1845. Coloured engraving

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