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 playing the fiddle while country people dance and enjoy themselves. This initial Dr. Syntax Tour first appeared in serialised form in The Poetical Magzine from May 1810

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