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The Cuckold's Lover
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Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)
The Cuckold's Lover
inscribed 'Cuckold's lover - Prying dissapointed [sic] old maids/wishing to enter into Terms of Capitulation the citadel being/unable to hold out/any longer, Bribing the fort to surrender Entering into terms of capitulation for the surrender of/the Citadel' (on the reverse)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour
9 1/8 x 14 in. (23.2 x 35.5 cm.)
The Cuckold's Lover
inscribed 'Cuckold's lover - Prying dissapointed [sic] old maids/wishing to enter into Terms of Capitulation the citadel being/unable to hold out/any longer, Bribing the fort to surrender Entering into terms of capitulation for the surrender of/the Citadel' (on the reverse)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour
9 1/8 x 14 in. (23.2 x 35.5 cm.)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1998, lot 35, when acquired by the present owner.
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