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James Gillray|Hannah Humphrey|Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Braddyll

Farmer Giles and His Wife Showing Off Their Daughter Betty to Their Neighbours on her Return from School

January 1, 1809
Hand-colored etching
30.9 × 47.4 cm (12.2 × 18.7 in)

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