A Midwife Going to a Labour

Thomas Rowlandson British
 Publisher Thomas Tegg British

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A portly elderly woman walks against strong wind and rain, holding a lantern and a bundle. A watchman is behind her at left, asleep at his post, and a chimney sweep is walking against the weather at right.

A Midwife Going to a Labour, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching

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