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1793

Caulfield, L., fl. 1793

Engraving Signed

Title: Engraving titled Mal Cut Purse

One engraving entitled Mal Cut Purse dated 1793. Portrait of a man with a bird cat and monkey. There is a poem under the image describing those pictured as of the pilfering trade.

GLC08878.0505

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