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Hard Times by George Cruikshank — VisualArtsDB

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Hard Times

Hard Times

George Cruikshank

1827

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: 11 x 15 1/4 in. (27.94 x 38.74 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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