GREAT TREAT
FOR THE
NEW-YEAR HOLIDAYS,

AT

SPRINGTHORPE’S
SPLENDID COLLECTION OF

WAX-WORK FIGURES,

&c., &c.,

NOW OPEN AT THE

VICTORIA PROMENADE,
BELL STREET HALL,

Which is the largest Hall in Dundee, and has been splendidly fitted up, and no expense spared, to make it comfortable for the Reception of Visitors.

J. SPRINGTHORPE,

In returning his sincere thanks to the Nobility, Gentry, and Public of Dundee, for the very liberal patronage bestowed upon his Exhibition during his former visits, begs leave respectfully to inform them, that he has considerably augmented his Collection, by the addition of NEW and SPLENDID FIGURES, COSMORAMIC VIEWS, the ROCK HARMONICON, &c., &c. The correct Portraiture and magnificent Costumes of the Figures have caused the Provincial Press of Great Britain to declare this Exhibition the best ever presented to the Public.

Mr S. has reduced the fee for admission as low as he possibly could, in order that every person may have an opportunity of gratifying their curiosity.

A GRAND TABLEAU IN THE CENTRE OF THE ROOM REPRESENTING THE
CORONATION OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY

QUEEN VICTORIA,

Who is seated on the Throne, in her Silk-Velvet Robes of State,

Bearing a Sceptre and Ball in her hand, surrounded by Figures of Britannia (Hibernia and Caledonia).

The Archbishop of Canterbury is in the act of Crowning her Majesty, and the Dean of Westminster appears to be Reading the Ceremony.

A fine likeness of the

DUCHESS KENT,

Lady Melbourne is in the act of Presenting the Sword; Duke of Sussex, Earl Grey, and Duke of Wellington bearing the staff.

Lady Flora Hastings, Marchioness of Normanby, Duchess of Sutherland,

With most of the Royal Attendants, forming a most splendid scene.

THE PRINCESS ROYAL, UPON HER LILLIPUTIAN JAVA PONY.

The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, Prince Edward, the interesting Princess Alice Maud Mary,

And the Royal Nurse.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS

PRINCE ALBERT,

Louis Philip, King of the French; the lamented Duke of Orleans; the Duchess of Orleans,

and their Infant Son, Count de Paris; Heir to the French Throne.

M. A. Holstenburg, who foretold the French Revolution One Hundred Years before it took place).

THE EMPEROR OF CHINA AND HIS FAVOURITE LADY,

Habited in the magnificent Dresses of their Country, purchased by Mr Springthorpe, at a great expense, from the Ship,

“John O’Gaunt,” landed at Liverpool.

King William the Fourth and Queen Adelaide, William Pitt, C. J. Fox, Henry the Eighth and Queen Elizabeth, Earl of Essex, Earl of Leicester, Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Chesterfield, Nelson, Shakespeare, Mrs Siddons, Madame Malibran, Joey Grimaldi, King and Queen of the Belgians, George the Third, Princess Charlotte, King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands, Brutus condemning his Son Titus, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Nelson, the Figure of Nelson’s Boatman, Molly Malone, Donna Isabella, Queen of Spain, Sir Robert Peel, Bart., Lord John Russell, Sir Francis Burdett, &c.

DANIEL O’CONNELL, Esq., M.P.,

DUKE OF CUMBERLAND.

King of Hanover, Voltaire, Madame [?], Napoleon Buonaparte.

Field-Marshal Blucher; George the Fourth.

WALLACE and BRUCE (the boast of the Scots) in Real Armour; and Sir J. Monteath, in National Costume,

Draw the collection (in the language of Ossian) “to the deeds of other days.”

FINE MECHANICAL FIGURE OF ROB ROY, MARGERY SCOTT;

LA BELLA ROXA ITALIAN MUSICAL LADY.

This wonderful and interesting life-size figure plays or chimes on Bells a variety of fashionable Airs.

It is soothing to turn to Ministers of Peace.

Reverend John Wesley, Reverend George Whitefield, William Penn, the Quaker.

GROUP OF BRIGANDS.

The Italian Brigand turns himself round, raises his bow, and fires his gun in a realistic manner.

AKHBAR KHAN, THE AFGHAN CHIEF.

Fine Mechanical Figure of TIM BOBBIN, the Lancashire Poet.

The celebrated CAVERN SCENE in Sir Walter Scott’s far-famed Novel of

GUY MANNERING.

The principal figures in the group are Meg Merrilies at the agonies of Death; Henry Bertram; Colonel Mannering; Dandie Dinmont; Dirk Hatteraick; the Smuggler; Julia Mannering; Lucy Bertram; Dominie Sampson.

THE CAPTURED RUFIAN

(Description continues in smaller type.)

Mehemet Ali, “Old Parr,” who died at the age of 150 years.

Daniel Dancer, the Miser, and his Sister; Burke and Hare; the Edinburgh Murderers; Fieschi, the Assassin, &c.

ALSO, THE

ROCK HARMONICON,

Composed of Specimens of Stone from the Mountain Skiddaw, in Cumberland. Three celebrated Musicians will, in concert, play upon this astonishing Instrument a variety of fashionable Airs, Quadrilles, Strathspeys, &c.

GRAND COSMORAMIC VIEWS

OF THE

ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS,

WITH

THE CITY AND BAY OF NAPLES;

(Views described in smaller type.)

Admission to see the whole ………….. Ladies and Gentlemen, 6d.; Working-People and Children only 3d.

Open on New-Year’s Day from Ten in the Morning till Ten at Night; and on every day from Eleven till Three in the Day; and from Six till Ten at Night.

Accompanied by a Descriptive Catalogue may be had, Price Sixpence.

J. DUFF, PRINTER, DUNDEE.