DISCOVERART

James Gillray|Hannah Humphrey

"Improvement in Weights and Measures"; or, Sir John Seeclear Discovering Ye Ballance of Ye British Flag

December 1, 1798
Hand-colored etching
36.5 × 25.6 cm (14.4 × 10.1 in)

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