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Richard III of England

King of England from 1483 to 1485

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Images featuring Richard III of England

6 images from works
  • David Garrick in the rôle of Richard III, awakening from his nightmare in the tent with military activities in the background. Etching by W. Hogarth and C. Grignion after W. Hogarth.
  • The Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III) accusing Jane (Elizabeth) Shore of witchcraft. Engraving.
  • Twenty kings and queens of England. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.
  • King Richard III holds a bloody sword, the dead body of King Henry VI lies on the ground. Watercolour by Richard Dadd, 1853.
  • William E. Gladstone in a church, in front of an altar, dressed as Richard III. Engraving, ca. 1880.
  • King Richard III, sleeping in the night before the battle of Bosworth Field, is arraigned by seven ghosts, who tell him to "Despair and die". Engraving by E. Kirkall, 1709, after F. Boitard.

Works from the collections

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    Observations on the writings of the Craftsman

    Hervey, John Hervey, Baron, 1696-1743. | Date: 1730
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    The tragical history of King Richard III Alter'd from Shakespear by Colley Cibber, Esq;.

    Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757. | Date: Printed in the year MDCCLXVI. [1766]
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    [Bell's edition of Shakespeare's plays, as they are now performed at the Theatres Royal in London; regulated from the prompt books ... with notes critical and illustrative; by the authors of the Dramatic censor. ..

    William Shakespeare | Date: 1773-76]
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    King Richard III holds a bloody sword, the dead body of King Henry VI lies on the ground. Watercolour by Richard Dadd, 1853.

    Richard Dadd | Date: 1853 | Reference: 570213i
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    Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard the Third . By Mr. Horace Walpole.

    Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. | Date: M.DCC.LXVIII. [1768]
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Great Britain - History - Richard III, 1483-1485

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