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The Real Cause of the Present High-Price of Provisions by James Gillray — VisualArtsDB

The Real Cause of the Present High-Price of Provisions

The Real Cause of the Present High-Price of Provisions

1795

Medium: Hand-colored etching on paper
Dimensions: Image: 29 × 41 cm (11 7/16 × 16 3/16 in.); Plate: 31 × 42.5 cm (12 1/4 × 16 3/4 in.); Sheet: 33 × 44.5 cm (13 × 17 9/16 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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