An earlier state without title or imprint. There is less shading and the dresses and the cover of the sofa are not patterned. The book on the floor is absent and the inscriptions on the papers and books on the table are different. In place of 'Defence of Orthodoxy' is 'Circular Letter, to the Clergy of St David's in Wales - Beware how you dare to talk of science during Elections [words erased] - terial Influence at your Peril.' The page facing 'Rochesters Jests' is blank. The next volume is 'Essay on [words erased] | -  . . ford Edition'. The inscription 'Ghost of Clarence' is absent. The picture of the coach is less explicitly drawn, but has the title: 'Love at first Sight - or - The Charms of a Cook - Maids Legs - ' Working proof before letters.  4 April 1796
<br>Etching
1796<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1796-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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