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William Humphrey|Thomas Rowlandson|Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood|Charles James Fox|Sir Cecil Wray

The Rival Candidates

April 8, 1784
Hand-colored etching
23.4 × 34.7 cm (9.2 × 13.7 in)

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