Rural Sports, or an Old Mole Catcher in Full Scent — Thomas Tegg|Thomas Rowlandson | DiscoverArt

Thomas Tegg|Thomas Rowlandson

Rural Sports, or an Old Mole Catcher in Full Scent

August 31, 1811

Hand-colored etching

24.2 × 34.2 cm (9.5 × 13.5 in)

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