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A man cavorting with a young woman, while his recently deceased wife lies in a coffin in the background. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1802.
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A man cavorting with a young woman, while his recently deceased wife lies in a coffin in the background. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1802.

Thomas Rowlandson

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Sorrow's dry or a cure for the heart ache. ...

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