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David Garrick|William Shakespeare|Samuel William Reynolds, the elder|Nathaniel Dance-Holland|P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.

David Garrick as Richard III (Shakespeare, King Richard III, Act 5, Scene 8)

1825
Mezzotint; fragment of working proof; before first state
24.4 × 22.2 cm (9.6 × 8.7 in)

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