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Richard Staunton Cahill (1826-1904)
A LECTURE ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS, COCKERMOUTH, CUMBRIA,
1888
oil on canvas
signed and dated lower left
15 by 11in. (38 by 28cm)
Cockermouth presented a petition on suffrage in April 1869. On 17
January 1882 Lydia Becker promoted WilliamWoodall’s bid at a meeting
at Cockermouth. Later, in 1906,The Women’s Political Union helped
present the Liberal candidate being elected at Cockermouth.
€
1,500-
€
2,000 (£1,240-£1,650 approx.)
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Sarah Henrietta Purser HRHA (1848-1943)
SKETCHBOOK OF 20 WORKS INCLUDING PORTRAITS AND
LIFE DRAWING
pencil on paper bound in linen boards
variously inscribed, one signed [s.h. purser] and dated
[17.7.94] lower right
9½ by 6in. (23 by 15cm)
€
2,500-
€
3,500 (£2,070-£2,890 approx.)
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