A Lady in Limbo, or Jew Bail Rejected — Thomas Rowlandson|John Raphael Smith | DiscoverArt

Thomas Rowlandson|John Raphael Smith

A Lady in Limbo, or Jew Bail Rejected

November 30, 1785

Etching and stipple

25.3 × 35.1 cm (10 × 13.8 in)

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