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West view of Christ's Hospital

French advertising for Liebig's extract of meat

'Half Way (Leeds Coach)'

16th November 1960

Saint Agnes Size:XS: 40 x 20cm West view of Christ's HospitalSaint Agnes, c1520, (1843). From a picture by Lucas van Leyden of St Agnes (died 304 305 AD). The anniversary of her martyrdom, 21st January, was held as a holiday for the women in England during popish times. The lamb is emblematic of her name. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843).

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