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Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher John Raphael Smith British
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A lady is seated at a table in a sponging house, surrounded by the sheriff's officers. A bondsman sits at left and contemplates the situation.
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Title: A Lady in Limbo, or Jew Bail Rejected
Artist:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Publisher:
John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751–1812 Doncaster)
Date: November 30, 1785
Medium: Etching and stipple
Dimensions:
Plate: 9 15/16 × 13 13/16 in. (25.3 × 35.1 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/16 × 15 1/2 in. (26.5 × 39.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Accession Number: 56.567.24
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