Humorous vintage colour illustration by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) from “Dr. Syntax’s Three Tours” by William Combe (1741-1823), published in 1869.

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Humorous vintage colour illustration by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) from “Dr. Syntax’s Three Tours” by William Combe (1741-1823), published in 1869. This image from the first tour: “In Search of the Picturesque”. This illustration shows Dr. Syntax in the audience at the covent garden theatre. This initial Dr. Syntax Tour first appeared in serialised form in The Poetical Magzine from May 1810

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Photo credit: © still light / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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