Thomas Rowlandson, aged 70

John Thomas 'Antiquity' Smith British
 Sitter Thomas Rowlandson British

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This image captures Rowlandson near the end of his life, drawing in an album in the Print Room of the British Museum. John Thomas Smith, keeper of prints and drawings at the museum since 1816, made the portrait of his friend.

Thomas Rowlandson, aged 70, John Thomas 'Antiquity' Smith (British, London 1766–1833 London), Pen and ink, brush and wash

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Thomas Rowlandson, aged 70, John Thomas 'Antiquity' Smith (British, London 1766–1833 London), Pen and ink, brush and wash
Thomas Rowlandson, aged 70, John Thomas 'Antiquity' Smith (British, London 1766–1833 London), Pen and ink, brush and wash

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