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Thomas Rowlandson

"The Social Day" from the "World of Miniature"

1775–1827
Graphite, with blind scoring, and on verso, graphite blacking for tracing
15.2 × 24.1 cm (6 × 9.5 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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