Miseries of London: Entering upon any of the bridges of London or any of the passages leading to the Thames being assailed by a group of watermen holding up their hands and bawling out. Oars Sculls. Sculls. Oars. Oars.
[July 14, 1807], reissued July 14, 1812
Hand-colored etching
31.2 × 22.8 cm (12.3 × 9 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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