The scene depicts Richard III waking up from a dream in which his recently killed enemies appear to him as ghosts. His gaze is wild and fixed, his expression horrified.
Inscription: Painted by W.m Hogarth / MR. GARRICK IN THE CHARACTER OF RICHARD THE IIID / Shakespear Act 5 Scene 7.
Reverse: [in pencil below right:] v. 76350 [below:] R
Provenance
[...] - 1937: probably stock Hugo Helbing, Munich (unclear circumstances of acquisition).
22.06.1937: Acquired by purchase from Hugo Helbing, Munich.
Literature / Source
Zugangsinventarbuch, Zugangsnummer 1937/446
Published since
Contact
Deutsches Theatermuseum
München
Galeriestraße 4a
80539 München
Germany
