'The Flat-Catcher and the Rat-Catcher' (Harriette Wilson (née Dubouchet); Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington)

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'The Flat-Catcher and the Rat-Catcher' (Harriette Wilson (née Dubouchet); Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington)

by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published February 1825
9 5/8 in. x 13 5/8 in. (246 mm x 345 mm) plate size; 11 3/8 in. x 16 1/2 in. (290 mm x 418 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by Sir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann, 2018
Reference Collection
NPG D48684

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  • (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856), Caricaturist and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
  • John Fairburn (active 1793-1843). Artist or producer associated with 29 portraits.

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