A Sailor in a Stable — George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Rowlandson | DiscoverArt

George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Rowlandson

A Sailor in a Stable

November 25, 1805

Hand-colored etching

32.9 × 38 cm (13 × 15 in)

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