Initial “B” portraying an Arcadian simplicity by W.M. Thackeray, 1848. Wood-engraving by Swain. 2 x 2 ½ inches, from Vanity Fair, p.84. [Click on image to enlarge it.]
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Bibliography
Thackeray, W.M. Vanity Fair. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848; later issue, 1849
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