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Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides: Folio Cover by Thomas Rowlandson

Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides: Folio Cover

Thomas Rowlandson · 1786

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Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
Date
1786
Medium
Portfolio cover
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
England
Credit line
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
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Thomas Rowlandson

Thomas Rowlandson was a prolific English caricaturist of the Georgian Era, renowned for his robust political satires and keen social observations.

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