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Roderick Random and Strap in bed at left, surprised by the entrance of an old man into their chamber, standing beside them at right, a candle burning on a table in the left foreground; in oval frame with architectural border, a terrifying winged head with snakes above; after Richard Corbould, illustration to Smollett's 'Roderick Random', from 'Cooke's Pocket Editions of Select Classics'. 1797 Etching and engraving
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