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Richard Cosway|Mary "Perdita" Robinson|William Shakespeare

Mrs. Robinson as Perdita

ca. 1779
Graphite, blue chalk, and watercolor, with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
19.9 × 15.3 cm (7.8 × 6 in)

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