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William Shakespeare|Robert Smirke|John & Josiah Boydell|James Neagle

Falstaff Rising Slowly (Shakespeare, First Part of King Henry IV, Act 5, Scene 4)

June 4, 1794
Etching and engraving
31.8 × 23 cm (12.5 × 9.1 in)

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