A Dutch Abbess and her Nymphs
Thomas Rowlandson|S. W. Fores · British|British
Date: April 4, 1796
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 16 1/16 × 10 15/16 in. (40.8 × 27.8 cm) Plate: 13 1/8 × 10 11/16 in. (33.4 × 27.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Date range
1796 – 1796
Largest dimension
27.8 cm
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