
Minneapolis Institute of Art
An execution sweeps off the greater part of their furniture: They comfort themselves with the bottle.
George Cruikshank; Publisher: Frederick Arnold, London
- Date
- 1847
- Medium
- Glyphograph
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
England, Europe Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (21.59 x 32.7 cm) (sheet)
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