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

The Fair Penitent

May 1, 1817
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
14.8 × 23.5 cm (5.8 × 9.3 in)

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