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Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Tegg

The Baron crosses the Thames without the assistance of a bridge, ship, boat, or balloon, or even his own will

[1809], reissued 1811
Hand-colored etching; reissue
9.8 × 15.9 cm (3.9 × 6.3 in)

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