Disturbers of Domestic Happiness — Thomas Rowlandson | DiscoverArt

Thomas Rowlandson

Disturbers of Domestic Happiness

ca. 1815

Hand-colored etching

24 × 33.9 cm (9.4 × 13.3 in)

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