Susanna Oakes keeper of the circulating library at Ashborne [sic] in the County of Derby. [graphic][1802?]engPortrait showing Susanna Oakes, who ran the circulating library at Ashbourne from about 1795 until 1801, seated in a ladder-back chair with a backdrop of shelved books. She is seated beside an occasional table, her quill pen within reach, in an attitude of contemplative thought. Her left arm is clearly seen to have a muscle wasting disease, and a cane resting against the chair confirms some form of disabilityTitle from item.Publication information based on that of the book for which this is a frontispiece.Frontispiece from: Oakes, Susanna. The rules of the forest in three volumes ... Derby : Printed by J. Drewry, [1802].