1-156-212 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

'Syntax Preaching', 1813. Dr Syntax preaches from a pulpit with a sounding board over it. The pews are reserved for the moneyed classes (a servant sits outside the pew), while the poor stand at the back of the aisle. From The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque by William Combe. (London, 1813).