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Wit and Wisdom, from Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides by Thomas Rowlandson — VisualArtsDB

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Wit and Wisdom, from Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides

Wit and Wisdom, from Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides

Wit and Wisdom, 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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