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Francesco Bartolozzi|Richard Cosway|Simon Watts|Frances Abington|William Shakespeare

Mrs. Abington as Thalia

August 20, 1783
Stipple engraving and etching, printed in brown ink; first state of seven
23.5 × 18.4 cm (9.3 × 7.2 in)

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