Thomas Rowlandson, graverobbers

L0014659 Two men placing the shrouded corpse which they have just
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Two men placing the shrouded corpse which they have just disinterred into a sack while Death, as a nightwatchman holding a lantern, grabs one of the grave-robbers from behind. Coloured drawing by T. Rowlandson, 1775.
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1755 By: Thomas RowlandsonPublished: –

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