The Author's Benefit: Pasquin
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The Author's Benefit: Pasquin

TitleThe Author's Benefit: Pasquin
ArtistWilliam Hogarth
Date1736 18th century
MediumEtching
ClassificationPrints
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Zoological illustration

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