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William Hogarth|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

The Curate and Barber Disguising Themselves to Convey Don Quixote Home (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

1756 or after
Etching and engraving; third state of three
24.5 × 17 cm (9.6 × 6.7 in)

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