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George Frederick Cooke as Richard III, by Thomas Sully (1811-1812). The Tragedy of Richard the Third, often shortened to Richard III, is a play by William Shakespeare, which depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England. [1]
The Tragical History of King Richard Iii, Alter'd From Shakespeare (1699) is a history play written by Colley Cibber. It is based on William Shakespeare's Richard III , but reworked for Williamite audiences.
The anonymous play The True Tragedy of Richard III (c. 1590), performed in the same decade as Shakespeare's work, was probably an influence on Shakespeare. [223] Neither of the two plays places any emphasis on Richard's physical appearance, though the True Tragedy briefly mentions that he is "A man ill shaped, crooked backed, lame armed" and ...
David Garrick as Richard III at Bosworth is a 1771 portrait painting by the British artist Nathaniel Dance-Holland. It depicts the British actor David Garrick in the title role of William Shakespeare's play Richard III. He portrays the king leading his army at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. [1]
The artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe has confirmed she will play Richard III in a new summer production as originally planned amid a furious row over the casting decision.. While Olivier ...
Richard III (also known as The Life and Death of King Richard III) is a 1912 silent film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, co-directed by French filmmaker André Calmettes and American playwright James Keane, and starring Frederick Warde as the title character.
LONDON — Britain’s King Richard III was immortalized with the Shakespeare line, “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse.”. Now state-of-the-art technology has revealed what it may have ...
David Garrick as Richard III is a painting dating from 1745 by the English artist William Hogarth. The painting is usually said to show the actor and stage manager David Garrick in the role of Richard III in Shakespeare’s play.
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