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Portraits - Early works to 1800

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    Proposals for publishing by subscription the portrait of the Rev. James Bentham , M.A. F.A.S. Prebendary of Ely, Author of the History and Antiquities of the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely; To be Engraved by Messrs. Facius, From a Drawing of the Rev. Mr. T. Kerrich, President of Magdalen College, Cambridge.

    | Date: 1792
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    Portraits of human characters with occasional reflections. Extracted from a late author, and addressed to all orders of men. By the Revd. David Simpson, M.A

    | Law, William 1686-1761. | Date: 1790
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    Proposals for publishing by subscription a portrait of Mr. Mallet du Pan, from an original picture painted by J. F. Rigaud, R.A

    | Date: 1799
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    Shakespeare illustrated by an assemblage of portraits and views with biographical anecdotes of the different persons, and descriptions of places mentioned: adapted to the whole series of that author's dramas. To which are added portraits of actors, editors, &c. Arranged, with directions for their insertion in any edition.

    | Shakespeare, William 1564-1616. | Date: 1793

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