An Essay on the Sublime & Beautiful; The Maiden Speech

Thomas Rowlandson British
 Publisher Thomas Cornell British

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Two designs on the same plate: At left, a cobbler, with a shoe in his pocket, preaches to a crowd. At right, a new member of the House of Commons gives his first speech, while the other members watch amusedly.

An Essay on the Sublime & Beautiful; The Maiden Speech, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Etching

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