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Francesco Bartolozzi|John Hamilton Mortimer|T. Lowndes|Frances Burney

Frontispiece for Fanny Burney's "Evelina": Mr. Lovel Bitten in the Ear by Captain Mirvan's Monkey, vol. III

November 24, 1779
Etching and engraving
13.8 × 8.8 cm (5.4 × 3.5 in)

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