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Staggering-Bobs, a Tale for Scotchmen, or Munchausen Driving his Calves to Market, James Gillray

Staggering-Bobs, a Tale for Scotchmen, or Munchausen Driving his Calves to Market

James Gillray (British) (1756-1815)

Movement
Caricature
Date
1796
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
35.3 × 25.4 cm
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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