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

Quae Genus Committed, with a Riotous Dancing Party, to the Watch-House

November 1, 1821
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
13.7 × 21.9 cm (5.4 × 8.6 in)

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