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Etching of Phoebe Hessel, 1814
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A study of Phoebe Hessel sitting on a chair holding a walking stick. She wears a black cloak and bonnet. By her side is a basket with fruit. Printed below; Phoebe Hassel, who says she was born in the year 1715. An industrious woman living at Brighton, with slender means of support which she can only earn by selling the contents of her basket, for whose assistance this etching is sold. Price 3/6. Published for her May 1 1814.
Phoebe Hassel is best known for the fact that she spent some years in the army as a man until she finally admitted her deceit and was discharged.
Phoebe Hassel is best known for the fact that she spent some years in the army as a man until she finally admitted her deceit and was discharged.
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A study of Phoebe Hessel sitting on a chair holding a walking stick. She wears a black cloak and bonnet. By her side is a basket with fruit. Printed below; Phoebe Hassel, who says she was born in the year 1715. An industrious woman living at Brighton, with slender means of support which she can only earn by selling the contents of her basket, for whose assistance this etching is sold. Price 3/6. Published for her May 1 1814. Phoebe Hassel is best known for the fact that she spent some years in the army as a man until she finally admitted her deceit and was discharged. Dup.
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