Pamela asks for Sir Jacob Swinford's blessing, by Laurent Truchy after Joseph Highmore

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Pamela asks for Sir Jacob Swinford's blessing. Plate 11. Adventures of Pamela. Truchy, Laurent (French, 1721 (1731?)-1764). After Highmore, Joseph (British, 1692-1780). Richardson, Samuel, author. Etching, engraving, 1745.

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Accession Number: P.26-1979
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