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Artist and publisher Thomas Rowlandson British
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The scene shows the results of holiday festivities, with mistletoe overhead and four couples embracing, kissing, or attempting to kiss below.
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Title: Christmas Gambols
Artist and publisher:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Date: November 30, 1812
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 10 5/16 in. (31.8 × 26.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.1478
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