An Author & Bookseller — Thomas Rowlandson|S. W. Fores | DiscoverArt

Thomas Rowlandson|S. W. Fores

An Author & Bookseller

July 14, 1797

Hand-colored etching

34.6 × 22.7 cm (13.6 × 8.9 in)

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