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Smuggling in High Life

Publisher W. N. Jones British
January 1, 1814
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Smuggling in High Life
  • Series/Portfolio: The Scourge
  • Artist: Charles Williams (British, active 1797–1830)
  • Publisher: W. N. Jones (British, active 1811–16)
  • Date: January 1, 1814
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 7/8 × 17 1/8 in. (27.6 × 43.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.888-237
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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