A Bawd on her Last Legs — S. W. Fores|Thomas Rowlandson | DiscoverArt

S. W. Fores|Thomas Rowlandson

A Bawd on her Last Legs

1792

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28.1 × 38.8 cm (11.1 × 15.3 in)

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