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Charles Macklin as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" and Joseph George Holman as Richard III in "Richard III". (n.d.). Portraits of Actors, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library. https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/88235280-4e7d-0134-1db1-0050569601ca-7