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King Richard III

Print
ca. 1751-1816 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print entitled <i>King Richard III</i> by J.L. Marks, ca. 19th century, Harry Beard Collection
The print is a caricature of Richard III from William Shakespeare's play of the same title. The caricature may be of John Kemble who played Richard III in the early 19th century.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKing Richard III (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand coloured etching
Brief description
Print entitled King Richard III by J.L. Marks, ca. 19th century, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Hand coloured print.
"A horse a Horse , my kingdom for a horse" is printed below. The quote is from Act 5 scene 4 of William Shakespeare's Richard III.
In the print, the characters are depicted as monkeys.
The caricature may be of John Kemble who played Richard III at the time.
Dimensions
  • Height of print height: 15cm
  • Width of print width: 20cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Associations
Literary referenceRichard III by William Shakespeare
Summary
Print entitled <i>King Richard III</i> by J.L. Marks, ca. 19th century, Harry Beard Collection
The print is a caricature of Richard III from William Shakespeare's play of the same title. The caricature may be of John Kemble who played Richard III in the early 19th century.
Other number
Collection
Accession number
S. 291-2012

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Record createdApril 11, 2012
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