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Dick Swift, Thieftaker of the City of London, Teaching his son the Commandments published 1765
Etching | 30.0 x 22.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 662477

Dick Swift, Thieftaker of the City of London, Teaching his son the Commandments published 1765

Dick Swift, Thieftaker of the City of London, Teaching his son the Commandments published 1765

Dick Swift, Thieftaker of the City of London, Teaching his son the Commandments published 1765



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3/4 length, seated, body turned to r., looking l., with grotesque features, his l. hand pointing to 8th Commandment in Bible; his son by him. On wall to r. is picture of Beardmore teaching his son Magna Carta, of which this is a caricature
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30.0 x 22.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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