The Jolly Flat Boat Men — Thomas Doney | DiscoverArt

The Jolly Flat Boat Men

c. 1847

Hand-colored engraving, aquatint, and mezzotint, with opaque watercolor, on ivory wove paper

58 × 67 cm (22.8 × 26.4 in)

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