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Auction: 342 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1006

British Satirical Prints: William Heath - "Paul Pry" (1795-1840). Leo Sacks - One of the Charity Crab's. Hand-colored engraving. Plate 8 of "Parish Characters in Ten Plates by Paul Pry Esq. Pub June 12 1826 by T McLean 26 Haymarket - sole Publisher of P. Prys Caricatures - None are original without T. McLean name". Prince Leopold of Saxe-Gotha dressed as a charity school-boy, Reward of Merit badge on his coat, holding a large print of Mlle. Sontag inscribed 'MY - MOTTO Charity covers a multitude of sins'. The small caption has been deliberately ink defaced, a few small dirt spots near top, otherwise About Fine.

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