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Thomas Rowlandson|William Combe|Rudolph Ackermann, London|J. Diggens

The Party Breaking Up, and Quae Genus Breaking Down

December 1, 1821
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
13.7 × 22.2 cm (5.4 × 8.7 in)

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