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S. W. Fores|John Hassell|Thomas Rowlandson

The Post Horse (from The Life of a Racehorse, or The High-Mettled Racer)

July 20, 1789
Etching and aquatint
35.2 × 45.4 cm (13.9 × 17.9 in)

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