The Bailiff's Hunt: At Fault, The Second Escape, Double and Squat, and The Seizure

Thomas Rowlandson British
After George Murgatroyd Woodward British

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Four plates on one sheet. At upper left, "Going Out in the Morning," two bailiffs and two dogs cross the street. At upper right, "In Full Scent," the bailiffs crouch beside a door where the two dogs are inspecting. At lower left, "Breaking Cover," a maidservant opens the door, while a man jumps out of the window at left. At lower right, "The Pursuit," the bailiffs and dogs chase the man down a London street.

The Bailiff's Hunt: At Fault, The Second Escape, Double and Squat, and The Seizure, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching

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