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William Shakespeare|Robert Smirke|John & Josiah Boydell|Robert Thew

Falstaff, Prince Henry and Poins at the Boar's Head Tavern (Shakespeare, King Henry the Fourth, Part 1, Act 2, Scene 4)

1796
Stipple engraving
50 × 64 cm (19.7 × 25.2 in)

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