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William Shakespeare|Johann Heinrich Lips|Henry Fuseli

Der Kronenräuber (Claudio Murders His Brother, King Hamlet, By Pouring Poison into His Ear as He Lies Sleeping in the Garden, Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5: 58-78)

1806
Outline engraving and etching
25 × 32 cm (9.8 × 12.6 in)

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