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Charles James Fox|George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland|Henri Merke|Rudolph Ackermann, London|William Pitt|Thomas Rowlandson|Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre

A Charm for a Democracy, Reviewed, Analysed, & Destroyed Jan 1 1799 to the Confusion of its Affiliated Friends

January 1, 1799
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29.1 × 45.1 cm (11.5 × 17.8 in)

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