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DOS2005-PC-293
SHOP-LIFTER DETECTED.
DOS2005-PC-293

SHOP-LIFTER DETECTED.

DateApril 25, 1778
After work by John Collet (1725?-1780)
Publisher Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 14 3/8" x OW: 10 1/4"; Plate H: 14" x W: 9 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1974-134
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "SHOP-LIFTER DETECTED./ From an Originial Picture Painted by M.r John Collett./ London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett Map & Printseller N.o 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs 25 Spril 1778."