Dutch Merchants Sketched at Amsterdam — Thomas Rowlandson | DiscoverArt

Thomas Rowlandson

Dutch Merchants Sketched at Amsterdam

1796–97

Hand-colored etching

26.3 × 21.9 cm (10.4 × 8.6 in)

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