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David Garrick|Benjamin Wilson|James McArdell|William Shakespeare

David Garrick as King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1)

1761
Mezzotint; first state of two, proof before letters
41.1 × 51.4 cm (16.2 × 20.2 in)

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