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File:King Richard II from NPG (2).jpg

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King Richard II, by unknown artist. See source website for additional information. This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, London website using a special tool. All images in this batch have an unknown author, but there is strong evidence it was first published before 1923 (based mainly on the NPG's estimated date of the work).
Date Unknown, but very likely that the work was first published before 1923
Source National Portrait Gallery, London: NPG 4980(8)
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