File:A Masonic anecdote' (Alessandro, Count of Cagliostro (Giuseppe Balsamo)) by James Gillray.jpg

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A Masonic anecdote' (Alessandro, Count of Cagliostro (Giuseppe Balsamo)), by James Gillray (died 1815), published 1786. See source website for additional information.

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James Gillray  (1756–1815)  wikidata:Q520806 s:en:Author:James Gillray q:en:James Gillray
 
James Gillray
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James Gilray; Gillay; Gillray
Description British caricaturist and engraver
Date of birth/death 13 August 1756 Edit this at Wikidata 1 June 1815 Edit this at Wikidata
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