Initial letter “S”

W.M. Thackeray

1848

Wood engraving, probably by Joseph Swain

3½ x 2 inches

Illustration for Thackeray’s Vanity Fair, p.567.

Becky’s nemesis: a ‘old acquaintance’ visualized as a withered witch, still casting her spells over the unsuspecting.

Scanned image and text by Simon Cooke.

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