Thomas Gainsborough RA, The Rural Lovers, 4 August 1760.
Etching. 366 mm x 490 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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The Rural Lovers, 4 August 1760
After Thomas Gainsborough RA (1727 - 1788)
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366 mm x 490 mm
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