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Gallerie zu Shakespeare's Dramatischen Werken in Umrissen / Gallery to Shakespeare's Dramatic Works in Outlines

1849
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  • Title: Gallerie zu Shakespeare's Dramatischen Werken in Umrissen / Gallery to Shakespeare's Dramatic Works in Outlines
  • Artist and engraver: Drawn and engraved by Moritz Retzsch (German, Dresden 1779–1857 Hoflössnitz bei Dresden)
  • Publisher: G. & B. Westermann Brothers (New York, NY)
  • Printer: J. B. Hirschfeld (German)
  • Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
  • Date: 1849
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 12 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (24.7 x 32 x 2.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edith P. Blase, 1944
  • Object Number: 44.91.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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