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Thomas Rowlandson

Lay Figure at Somerset House

1822/27
Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor over graphite, on ivory wove paper
18.4 × 28.3 cm (7.2 × 11.1 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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