Title

Selling a Wife to highest bidder

Caption

Selling a Wife to highest bidder. Illegal, but done in Sheffield 1803 Brighton 1808 and is an incident in Thomas Hardy's novel "The Mayor of Casterbridge". Hand-coloured engraving from "Popular Passtimes" London 1816.

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Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP07098_390002676

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Rights managed

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23,5Mb (2,7Mb) / 11,8in x 7,7in / 3543 x 2319 (300dpi)