Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn — William Hogarth | DiscoverArt

William Hogarth

Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn

1738

Etching and engraving; second state of four

45.5 × 57 cm (17.9 × 22.4 in)

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