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Bernard Lens II|John Thomas 'Antiquity' Smith|Bernard Lens II

A Perfect Description of the Firework in Covent Garden that was perform'd at the Charge of the Gentry and other inhabitants of that Parish for ye joyfull returan [sic] of His Ma-tiw from His Conquest in Ireland, Sept. 10, 1690

1809
Etching and aquatint, hand colored (likely added later)
23 × 26.7 cm (9.1 × 10.5 in)

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