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Queen Victoria, seated in an armchair by an open fire, day-dreaming about illustrious men of her reign. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1887.

William Macready in character as Werner in the play Werner by Lord Byron. Engraving by C.W. Sharpe after D. Maclise.

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Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873

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William Macready in character as Werner in the play Werner by Lord Byron. Engraving by C.W. Sharpe after D. Maclise.

Queen Victoria, seated in an armchair by an open fire, day-dreaming about illustrious men of her reign. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1887.