D.r Silvester Partridge's Predictions. P.150 Voll. 1.
E. Kirkall Sculp. [London, c. 1700.] Engraving. Sheet 160 x 95mm (6¼ x 3¾"). An astrologer sits in his study, surrounded by customers and the tools of his trade. 'Silvester Partridge' was the invention of satirist Thomas Brown (1662-1704), who published weekly instalments of a parody, 'The Infallible Astrologer', by 'Mr Silvester Partridge'. He based his character on on 'real' astrologers John Silvester and John Partridge.
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