Dorothy Pentreath of Mousehole in Cornwall (d. 1777)

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Dorothy Pentreath of Mousehole in Cornwall (d. 1777), the last person who could converse in the Cornish language. Copperplate engraving showing an old woman in bonnet and shawl, in an oval frame, surrounded by a fishing net, crabs, fish, eels, lobsters, and tobacco pipes. Portrait by R. Scaddan.

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Size: 2948px × 5112px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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