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Thomas Rowlandson|John Raphael Smith|Edward Williams the Elder

A College Scene, or a Fruitless Attempt on the Purse of Old Square-toes

August 1, 1787
Hand-colored etching with stipple and softground
35.5 × 37.3 cm (14 × 14.7 in)

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