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The Embrace, from Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides by Thomas Rowlandson — VisualArtsDB

The Embrace, from Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides

The Embrace, from Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides

Thomas Rowlandson

1786

Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 27.5 × 38 cm (10 7/8 × 15 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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