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Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London

The Antiquary's Last Will and Testament (The English Dance of Death, plate 2)

April 1, 1814
Etching and aquatint with watercolor
12.2 × 21 cm (4.8 × 8.3 in)

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