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* Clint (George 1770-1854). The Court for the Trial of Queen Catherine from Shakespeare's Play Henry VIII, pub. William Cribb, Jan. 1st. 1819, mezzotint engraving on laid after G.H.Harlow, proof after letters but before title, small engraved remarque of a bust of William Shakespeare in central lower margin, trimmed to or on plate mark, laid on modern paper, some marginal water staining, together with another copy of a later state with engraved open letter titles with some repaired marginal tears, each approx. 640x790mm, with a small etched explanation plate identifying the actors and actresses playing the principal roles, slight spotting, 210x255 mm Clint made his name painting and engraving theatrical subjects and this image is arguably his most famous. (3) Illustrations Available