Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson|Oliver Goldsmith|William Clowes

Frontispiece: The Vicar of Wakefield, from "The Vicar of Wakefield"

May 1, 1817
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
23.3 × 14.3 cm (9.2 × 5.6 in)

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