Bashful Lovers — Henry Wigstead|George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Rowlandson | DiscoverArt

Henry Wigstead|George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Rowlandson

Bashful Lovers

March 15, 1798

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27 × 20 cm (10.6 × 7.9 in)

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