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Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784., Lewes, Charles Lee, 1740-1803, and Covent Garden Theatre,
Subject (Topic):
Theaters, Actors, British, Interiors, Audiences, and Public speaking
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