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Thomas Rowlandson|Francis Wheatley

Fishermen by the Shore – Coastal Scene with a Man Sitting on the Ground Resting an Elbow on a Fishing Basket, Another Man Opposite Mending a Sail, and a Woman Standing Between Them Carrying a Basket on Her Back

1786
Etching
32.7 × 25.1 cm (12.9 × 9.9 in)

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