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The Explanation by James Gillray — VisualArtsDB

The Explanation

The Explanation

1798

Medium: Hand-colored etching on paper
Dimensions: Image: 24.5 × 36 cm (9 11/16 × 14 3/16 in.); Plate: 26 × 36.3 cm (10 1/4 × 14 5/16 in.); Sheet: 27 × 38.5 cm (10 11/16 × 15 3/16 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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