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A very large lady is sitting on a stool with her hand on a crown. Etching by William Heath.
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A very large lady is sitting on a stool with her hand on a crown. Etching by William Heath.

1829

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Lettering: The lady of the house. That Georgena has certainly got the upper hand of me - she has such a way with her I can't refuse her anything. For me, I am a Windsor dear and the fattest I think, i' th' forest, - Shakspeare. William Heath.

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