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Engraving of a man and a cowering dog

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.2011 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of a man and a cowering dog dated circa 1865. Portrait of a man seated at a table holding a club. He is glaring at a dog that is cowering away from him.

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