Plate 40, from "World in Miniature" — Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London | DiscoverArt

Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London

Plate 40, from "World in Miniature"

1816

Hand-colored etching

17.3 × 24.3 cm (6.8 × 9.6 in)

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