'Theodore E. Hook', 1839. Portrait of British writer and composer Theodore Edward Hook (1788-1841), known for practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810. He received the first postcard in 1840, which he probably posted to himself. From "Portraits by Count D'Orsay", an album assembled by Lady Georgiana Codrington. [1850s]
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