#PrincessCaraboo appeared in #Gloucestershire #1817 speaking a strange language & was adopted by English high society as a princess from the island of ‘Javasu’. She became a sensation until the truth emerged that she was a cobnler’s daughter from #Devon. This painting is called ‘Princess Caraboo’ and is from The Holburne’s archives, but it may only have received its name later.
In Collection: The Brownsword Gallery
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