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Thomas Rowlandson|W. George|John Henderson|Edward Topham|Mary Wells

[Col. Topham Endeavoring with his Squirt to Extinguish the Genius of Holman]

[October 5, 1785], reissued 1793
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26.9 × 35 cm (10.6 × 13.8 in)

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