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David Garrick as Richard III (© Walker Art Gallery)
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© Walker Art Gallery

David Garrick as Richard III

Artist: William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)

Location: Walker Art Gallery

Date: 1745

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 190 x 205 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £1,750 (Total: £3,500)

Vendor: Agnew's

Review number: 1820 (1956)

Provenance:
Painted for Mr Duncombe, Duncombe Park; by descent; the Earl of Feversham.

Description:
Large scale work representing Richard in his tent on Bosworth Field, early morning before the battle has begun. David Garrick (1717-1779) was a great friend of the artist.

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