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'God save us from such a bitter fate'; a bandit threatening a woman and a child with a knife: page 41 from the Black Border Album (E)

ca. 1816–20
Brush, carbon black gray ink and was, scraper on laid paper
26.6 × 18.7 cm (10.5 × 7.4 in)

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