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Bretherton, Charles, ca. 1760–1783
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Downman, Hugh, d. 1789
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Downman, John, 1750–1824
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Green, Valentine, 1739–1813
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18th century
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The Agreeable Surprise, play by John O'Keeffe, 1781
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Cowslip (character in The Agreeable Surprise)
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Grattan, Henry (bap. 1746, d. 1820), politician
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Lingo (character in The Agreeable Surprise)
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Thornhill, Sir James (1675/6–1734), decorative painter
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Print made by Hugh Downman, d. 1789
Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Wells in the Characters of Lingo and Cowslip
ca. 1787
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Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Henry Grattan
1782
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Print made by Charles Bretherton, ca. 1760–1783
Sir James Thornhill
1782