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Caulfield, L., fl. 1793 Engraving titled Mal Cut Purse

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0505 Author/Creator: Caulfield, L., fl. 1793 Place Written: London, England Type: Engraving Signed Date: 1793 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

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.

Caulfield, L., fl. 1793

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