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Edward Knight as Robin Roughead in Allingham's 'Fortune's Frolic'
10 of 18 portraits of Edward Knight
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Edward Knight as Robin Roughead in Allingham's 'Fortune's Frolic'
by Thomas Woolnoth, after George Clint
stipple engraving, published 1821
7 3/8 in. x 4 7/8 in. (187 mm x 124 mm)
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D8450
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- George Clint (1770-1854), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 79 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Thomas Woolnoth (1785-1857), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 121 portraits.
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