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River life

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    Old houses on the banks of a water inlet: centre, a laundry, with two washerwomen washing clothes in the water; right, two men standing in a boat by a water gate. Etching by F.E. Weirotter.

    Weirotter, Franz Edmund, 1733-1771. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 2917499i
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    Italy: a ferry carries a horse across a river. Etching by M. Ricci.

    Ricci, Marco, 1676-1729. | Date: [1730] | Reference: 2925086i
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    Old houses on the banks of a water inlet: centre, two washerwomen washing clothes in the water; left, two fishing boats with fisherfolk tending to fish-traps. Etching by F.E. Weirotter.

    Weirotter, Franz Edmund, 1733-1771. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 2917500i
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    Italy: cattle and sheep on the near bank of a river, a mill on the right, and a town on the far bank of the river. Etching by M. Ricci.

    Ricci, Marco, 1676-1729. | Date: [1730] | Reference: 2925085i

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