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Sir William Harcourt in the role of Sir John Falstaff wooes Ireland in the role of one of the merry wives of Windsor. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 6 April 1889.

William Shakespeare as a boy dreaming of his future characters (Falstaff, King Lear, Macbeth). Engraving by A. Fox after R. Westall.

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare as a boy dreaming of his future characters (Falstaff, King Lear, Macbeth). Engraving by A. Fox after R. Westall.

Sir William Harcourt in the role of Sir John Falstaff wooes Ireland in the role of one of the merry wives of Windsor. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 6 April 1889.