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William Pitt|Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow|Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville|Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton|Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney|George, Prince of Wales

State Butchers

January 28, 1789
Hand-colored etching
25.7 × 37.2 cm (10.1 × 14.6 in)

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