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Christopher Sly from Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew' standing at the entrance to a building, with an oval sign on the roof at left featuring a wine bottle, leaning against the wall with his right arm, and his left arm outstretched forwards, talking or singing, watched by his wife, standing inside the building in the background, next to a table with a jug; a broom lying on the ground in foreground at right, and broken pieces of china scattered around; trees at left and right; after Liverseege; scratched-letter state. 1834
Mezzotint
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