Charity Covereth a Multitude of Sins — Thomas Rowlandson|Hannah Humphrey | DiscoverArt

Thomas Rowlandson|Hannah Humphrey

Charity Covereth a Multitude of Sins

November 27, 1781

Hand-colored etching

35.9 × 25.5 cm (14.1 × 10 in)

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