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Robert Smirke|John & Josiah Boydell|Peter Simon|William Shakespeare|Shearjashub Spooner

Anne Page, Slender and Shallow (Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 1, Scene 1)

first published 1792; reissued 1852
Etching and engraving
64.5 × 45.8 cm (25.4 × 18 in)

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