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Grave of Bessy Bell and Mary Gray, near Perth, 1840.Artist: C J Smith
Grave of Bessy Bell and Mary Gray, near Perth, 1840. According to a ballad, in 1666 Betsy and Mary built themselves a bower to avoid catching the plague. A lad brought them food but caught the plague and gave it to them, and all three died. Illustration from Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac-similies of Original Documents, by Charles John Smith, (Henry G Bohn, London, 1840).
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AR954316
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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17th century
19th century
ARTS
B&W
B/W
ballad
Bell
Bessie
Bessie Bell
Bessy
Bessy Bell
Black & White
Black and white
C J
C J Smith
CJ
CJ Smith
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Death
Disease
graveyard
GRAY
Health
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MARY
Mary Gray
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music
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Perth and Kinross
Plague
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Scotland
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
SMITH
TGN
The Print Collector
Tomb