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Harrison & Leigh Printers|Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson

Explanation of the Arms of Napoleon Bonaparte

April 1814
Hand-colored etching and aquatint, letterpress
47.3 × 28.7 cm (18.6 × 11.3 in)

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