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The State Watchman

Robert Dighton

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of a man with white curly hair wearing a long brown coat with tails, white neck scarf, and black shoes. He holds a lantern in his left hand and a long staff in his right. The lantern has a handle and a glass enclosure with writing on it. The staff reads "The Husbandry of the Country". A bag is slung over his right shoulder. He stands on a brown surface with a beige background. Text below reads "THE STATE WATCHMAN or NATIONAL ECONOMIST. 'Shall we be satisfied with COLD ECONOMY - NO - Let there be a Vigorous spirit of RETRENCHMENT in all the departments of the STATE. Sir J. Sinclair's Speech. Tuesd. Nov. 27. 1792."

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707 × 893 px
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