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Mary Wells|John Henderson|Edward Topham|Thomas Rowlandson

[Col. Topham Endeavoring with his Squirt to Extinguish the Genius of Holman]

October 5, 1785
Hand-colored etching
23.5 × 34.3 cm (9.3 × 13.5 in)

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