Defrauding the Customs, or Shipping the Goods Not Fairly Entered

Thomas Rowlandson British

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Naval officers carry off two women on the seashore, as an old woman and man chase after them, the man losing his hat and wig. A group of schoolgirls stand in awe at right beneath a sign that reads, "Mrs Crostich's Boarding School for Young Ladies."

Defrauding the Customs, or Shipping the Goods Not Fairly Entered, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching

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