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Set of Four Late 19th Century French Creil et Montereau Side Plates
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Shakespeare’s longest play, ‘Hamlet’, depicting actors in costumes dating from a range of centuries. With ‘B&Cie
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Late 19th Century French Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Earthenware

Oil on canvas English Romanticism Landscape with Tiger
Located in Valladolid, ES
painters were inspired by literary works (especially those of Shakespeare, Goethe, and Byron), while
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1880s Pre-Raphaelite Shakespeare Antique

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Canvas

Oil on canvas English Romanticism Landscape with Tiger
By English School
Located in Valladolid, ES
painters were inspired by literary works (especially those of Shakespeare, Goethe, and Byron), while
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1880s English Romantic Shakespeare Antique

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Large Framed Tapestry Textile "Catherine of Aragon and Cardinal Wolsey"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cardinal Wolsey" referenced by Shakespeare, King Henry VIII, Act 3, Scene 1. The woven tapestry displays
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Late 19th Century Unknown Other Shakespeare Antique

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Tapestry, Glass, Wood

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
catching colours. Some tiles in this series include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrating ‘Early
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Clay

17th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Young English Boy
By Gerard Soest
Located in London, GB
Shakespeare and Samuel Butler, but painted many members of the English gentry. Soest was traditionally
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17th Century Old Masters Shakespeare Antique

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Oil

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrating ‘Early English History’. John Moyr Smith (1839-1912
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique

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Clay

Goetz von Berlichingen writing his memories - Woodcut after E. Delacroix - 1845
By Eugène Delacroix
Located in Roma, IT
lithographer, Delacroix illustrated various works of William Shakespeare, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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19th Century Modern Shakespeare Antique

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Woodcut

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrating ‘Early English History’. John Moyr Smith (1839-1912
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Clay

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
series include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrates ‘Early English History’. John Moyr Smith
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Clay

Titania
Located in Wien, 9
fairies from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Rendered in the exquisite Art Nouveau style, this
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Early 20th Century Jugendstil Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1830s-1850s Hand-Colored Engravings of Racehorses Fleur-de-Lis to Whisker
Located in Langweer, NL
, Shakespeare, Rubens, Whisker Description: This compilation features six hand-colored 19th-century horse
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1840s British Shakespeare Antique

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Paper

Antique Neoclassical Tile by Minton Hollins
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Inspired by Greek mythology, the poem tells the story
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique

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Clay

Minton Hollins 8-inch Neoclassical Tile
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Inspired by Greek mythology, the poem tells the story
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique

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Clay

Working in the Hayfields Signed oil painting on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
folk songs and a volume of Shakespeare's sonnets. Pennell's career was cut short by his untimely death
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Early 1900s Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Oil

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Photograph Frame
By J Aitkin Son
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
416318'. * This quote can be found in William Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet', spoken by Ophelia. Condition
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Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Shakespeare Antique

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Sterling Silver

1926 Ulysses
By James Joyce
Located in Bath, GB
published by Shakespeare & Company in 1922, this is the May 1926 eighth printing of the novel. For this
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1920s French Shakespeare Antique

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Paper

Reclaimed Mythological Tile by Minton Hollins
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
mythological scene from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Inspired by Greek mythology, the poem tells
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique

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Clay

1853-1863 The Works of Thomas De Quincey
By Thomas De Quincey
Located in Bath, GB
Edition, A&C Black, 1863, volume XV 'Biographies of Shakespeare, Pope, Goethe, and Schiller'. Illustrated
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19th Century British Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique Minton Tile of Classical Musicians by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
series include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrates ‘Early English History’. John Moyr Smith
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Clay

Antique Mythological Tile by Minton Hollins
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
mythological scene from Shakespeare’s 1593 poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Inspired by Greek mythology, the poem tells
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Clay

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrating ‘Early English History’. John Moyr Smith (1839-1912
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Clay

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
. Some tiles in this series include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrating ‘Early English History
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Clay

Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway
Located in New York, NY
Exhibited: Royal Shakespeare Company, Label verso. Boris Aronson (October 15, 1898 - November 16, 1980) was
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1920s American Modern Shakespeare Antique

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
. Some tiles in this series include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrating ‘Early English History
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Clay

John Moyr Smith Antique Minton Tile of Classical Musicians
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
tiles in this series include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrates ‘Early English History’. John
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Clay

Large Walnut Framed Wall Plaque All the Worlds a Stage
Located in Cheshire, GB
Large walnut framed wall plaque All the worlds a stage, after William Shakespeare, mahogany framed
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19th Century British Shakespeare Antique

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Walnut

19th C, Decopauge "The Allegory of Civilization" Magnificent Important Work
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shakespeare** – Near the lower central register; recognizable from the famous Chandos portrait derivative
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19th Century French High Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Giltwood, Paper

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
the same vivid colours. Some tiles in this series include scenes from Shakespeare and one
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Clay

Antique Minton Tile of Classical Musicians by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
properties looking to add vibrancy and charm. Some tiles in this series include scenes from Shakespeare and
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Clay

Antique Minton Co Tile of Classical Musicians by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
tiles in this series include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrates ‘Early English History’. John
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Clay

Victorian Scottish Carron of Falkirk Cast Iron Fireplace Insert
Located in Edinburgh, GB
tiles from the Shakespeare series. A generous polished outer plate, set with different scenes from
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1880s Scottish Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Iron

Family gathering Winter Fuel in a Landscape - British Old Master oil painting
By Francis Wheatley
Located in Hagley, England
best, but was lost to a fire. He painted several subjects for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, designed
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1790s Old Masters Shakespeare Antique

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Oil

Harvest Landscape - British 19th century art Victorian landscape oil painting
By Keeley Halswelle
Located in Hagley, England
News and took up book illustration. Work for the Illustrated Shakespeare of Robert Chambers took him to
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1880s Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Oil

Exquisite 1898 Art Nouveau poster - 500th performance of Roméo Juliette
Located in PARIS, FR
accents, and decorative elements would enhance the sense of drama and romance fitting for Shakespeare
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1890s Shakespeare Antique

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Paper, Lithograph

19th century oil painting Highland Pony and Retriever, Robert cleminson
Located in York, GB
Academy, and Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London.
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19th Century Old Masters Shakespeare Antique

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Oil

Portrait of a Lady with a Blue Bow - British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
Family. He also painted five Shakespearean works for the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery and six for the
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18th Century Old Masters Shakespeare Antique

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Oil

19th C Classical Plaster Bust Apollo by Louis Brugiotti London Grand Tour
By Louis Brugiotti
Located in Lowestoft, GB
of Shakespeare (examples, National Theatre of Kenya For teaching purposes at Great Ormond St
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Plaster

Antique Minton Tile of Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
in this series include scenes from Shakespeare and one illustrating 'Early English History
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Clay

Royal Vienna Porcelain Charger with Theatre Theme
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Shakespeare’s Othello. The image is based on the famous painting, titled ‘Othello’ and dated c.1880/1, by the
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Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Porcelain, Giltwood

"Spear Dancer", Spectacular, Rare Bronze with Male Nude by Brenda Putnam
By Brenda Putnam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the Puck Fountain for the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., executed a number of
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1920s American Art Deco Shakespeare Antique

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Bronze

Painting Of A Nobleman Neils Rosen Krantz
Located in Dallas, TX
the Swedes in a massacre called the Battle Of Helsingborg. Shakespeare used Elsinore and it's
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Late 17th Century Swedish Shakespeare Antique

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Paint

A "Tristesse" vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in PARIS, FR
background is entirely hammered. Under the hammered base is engraved a butterfly, with a verse by Shakespeare
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1880s Art Nouveau Shakespeare Antique

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Blown Glass

Still Life Of A Bouquet Of Summer Flowers, 19th Century by Matthijs MARIS
Located in Blackwater, GB
influenced by the Romantic movement but, if that is the case, then it was the romanticism of Shakespeare. It
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Late 19th Century Shakespeare Antique

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Oil, Canvas

Joost van den Vondel Writing in His Shop – 19th-Century Hand-Colored Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
playwright of the Dutch Golden Age. Born in 1587, Vondel is often called the Dutch Shakespeare, renowned for
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1850s Shakespeare Antique

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Paper

Portrait of a Lady
Located in London, GB
. His artistic reputation is particularly tied to his posthumous portrait of William Shakespeare, a work
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17th Century Shakespeare Antique

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Canvas, Oil

Fausto Biggi Romeo and Juliet Italian Marble Sculpture .
Located in New York, NY
Capturing a climactic moment from Shakespeare’s famed tragedy, this exquisite marble sculpture was
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19th Century Shakespeare Antique

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Marble

The Birth of Venus
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse 1
Located in PARIS, FR
mythological inspiration and historical and artistic portraits like Marie Stuart, Shakespeare or even Mozart
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Late 19th Century French School Shakespeare Antique

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Bronze

The King The Beggar Maid, early 20th Century Arts Crafts MARJORIE MCGILL
Located in Blackwater, GB
for a commissioned mural decoration taken from several of William Shakespeares plays in which the tale
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Early 20th Century Shakespeare Antique

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Oil, Board

The Tempest by Luis Falero
Located in New Orleans, LA
female nude in mythological and celestial settings, brings Shakespeare’s The Tempest to life in this
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19th Century Academic Shakespeare Antique

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Canvas, Oil

Works of Shakespere Imperial Edition by Charles Knight Vol i with Golden Edges
Located in Doha, QA
, approximately 1870-1875. This is one of two volumes of Complete Works of W. Shakespeare. This Book is Volume I
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Gold

Horace Walpole, Anecdotes Of Painting In England, 5 Vols., London, 1826-28
Located in Bridgeport, CT
London, The Shakespeare Press for John Major and Robert Jennings, 5 Vol. set, 1828. Dark green
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Shakespeare Antique

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Leather, Paper

Death the Bride, Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Graphite on Paper
By Thomas Cooper Gotch
Located in London, GB
Pre Raphaelite Style frame The title of the painting comes from Shakespeare. It is from Measure for
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Graphite

" Falstaff ", oil on canvas, English school, 19th century.
Located in PARIS, FR
plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully developed
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Shakespeare Antique

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Canvas

The Wise Book Children s Book Illustration- Woman Illustrator - Arts and Crafts
Located in Miami, FL
, nursery rhymes, and Shakespeare scenes, and children's books created with her sister Githa Sowerby
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Early 1900s Victorian Shakespeare Antique

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, E. Fitzgerald transl. – 1926 – Zaehnsdorf binding
Located in Middletown, NY
: Shakespeare Head Press, 1926 Crown 8vo, 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.(180 x 132 mm); vii + 137 pp. 3/4 red morocco binding
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Early 20th Century English Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Leather, Paper

Sextus Tarquinius Raping Lucretia
By Georg Pencz
Located in Fairlawn, OH
also recounted in Shakespeare’s narrative poem The Rape of Lucrece." Courtesy Britannica
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16th Century Old Masters Shakespeare Antique

Materials

Engraving

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