Nude Couple Embracing

Thomas Rowlandson British

1780–1827

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Title: Nude Couple Embracing
Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Date: 1780–1827
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 9/16 x 6 13/16 in. (21.8 x 17.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of Walter Carlebach, 1969
Object Number: 69.131.8
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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