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Licensed to wear the Breeches, Did You Ever See Such a Fool as My Wife Has Made of Me?
Licensed to wear the Breeches, Did You Ever See Such a Fool as My Wife Has Made of Me?
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Licensed to wear the Breeches, Did You Ever See Such a Fool as My Wife Has Made of Me?

Artist
Artist (British, about 1760–1809)
Publisher (British, born 1761)
Date1795
Mediumetching on cream laid paper
Dimensionssheet: 35.9 x 24.4 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel B. Woodward
Object number1934.937
ProvenanceDr. Samuel B. Woodward
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