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James McArdell|Benjamin Wilson|David Garrick|William Shakespeare

Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1)

1761
Mezzotint; second state
41 × 51.4 cm (16.1 × 20.2 in)

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