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William Shakespeare|George Romney|John & Josiah Boydell|Benjamin Smith

Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions

1799
Stipple engraving; early trial state
43.5 × 58.7 cm (17.1 × 23.1 in)

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