A White Sergeant giving the Word of Command: "Why don't you come to bed, you drunken sot?"

Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British

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A man sits in an armchair in front of the fireplace, smoking a pipe and drinking. His wife opens the door, imploring him to come back to bed, disturbing the dog and cat.

A White Sergeant giving the Word of Command: "Why don't you come to bed, you drunken sot?", Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching

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