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Jimmy Gordon - An Eccentric Character of Cambridge

1869

$102.33
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CA$141.77
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A$159
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CHF 83.27
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MX$1,932.05
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NOK 1,057.36
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SEK 1,002.45
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DKK 668.97
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About the Item

James “Jemmy” Gordon, 18th century attorney who became an alcoholic vagabond in and out of gaol. Jimmy Gordon, an eccentric character of Cambridge, 1762-1825. In bicorn, jacket, breeches and boots. Lithograph after a stipple engraving by Robert Cooper from Henry Wilson and James Caulfield’s Book of Wonderful Characters, Memoirs and Anecdotes, of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in all ages and countries, John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, London, 1869. Foxing Image: 18.0 x 11.0 cm In conservation mount: measures 31.5 x 25.0cm
  • Creation Year:
    1869
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 4.34 in (11 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    1 of 1Price: $128
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  • Gallery Location:
    Bournemouth, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1589215410702

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