William Robert Grossmith as Richard in 'Richard III' by William Shakespeare
Oil Painting
1824 (painted)
1824 (painted)
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Oil on panel showing Master Grossmith as Richard III. The painting shows Richard in front of his tent towards the end of Act V, Sc iii. He wears a costume similar to that worn by Edmund Kean in John James Halls's portrait of 1814.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | William Robert Grossmith as Richard in 'Richard III' by William Shakespeare |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on board |
| Brief description | Oil painting, William Robert Grossmith as Richard in 'Richard III' by William Shakespeare by G.Hancock, 1824 |
| Physical description | Oil on panel showing Master Grossmith as Richard III. The painting shows Richard in front of his tent towards the end of Act V, Sc iii. He wears a costume similar to that worn by Edmund Kean in John James Halls's portrait of 1814. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | G. Hancock Pinxt/1825 in black oil paint |
| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Andrew Faulds M.P. in November 1969. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Richard in 'Richard III' by William Shakespeare |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
| Other number | 1969/A/108 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.851-1991 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2007 |
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