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Description A mezzotint (3.125 x 4.25 inches) of Theophilus Cibber as Ancient Pistol in Shakespeare's Henry V: this caricature of Cibber is seen in John Laguerre's "The Stage Mutiny" etching (1733) and reproduced as a frontispiece for Theophilus Cibber, to David Garrick, Esq; with Dissertations on Theatrical Subjects (1759) printed in London for W. Reeves and J. Phipps.[1]
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  1. ↑ (1873) Catalogue of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, Vol. II, London: Trustees of the British Museum, pp. p. 807 Retrieved on 14 April 2011.

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