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Thomas Rowlandson|Joseph Bonaparte|Rudolph Ackermann, London|G. Sauley [Farnham]

From the Desk to the Throne, A New Quick Step by Joseph Bonaparte the Bass By Messers Nappy and Tally

August 18, 1808
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32.8 × 22.8 cm (12.9 × 9 in)

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