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A broadside. At top, a young man sprawls on a sofa, his right forefinger on his lip. He has a newspaper, "Morning Herald," in his left hand. He wears slippers and his breeches are unbuttoned at the knee.
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Title: Special Pleaders in the Court of Requests
Artist:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Artist:
After George Murgatroyd Woodward (British, 1765–1809 London)
Printer:
Joseph Smeeton (British, active from 1794, died 1809 London)
Publisher:
Thomas Williamson (British, active 1801–25)
Date: May 28, 1802
Medium: Hand-colored etching and letterpress
Dimensions:
Plate: 8 3/8 × 9 13/16 in. (21.3 × 25 cm)
Sheet: 18 9/16 × 12 13/16 in. (47.1 × 32.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number: 59.533.829
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