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David Garrick in the rôle of Richard III, awakening from his nightmare in the tent with military activities in the background. Etching by W. Hogarth and C. Grignion after W. Hogarth.

The Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III) accusing Jane (Elizabeth) Shore of witchcraft. Engraving.

Twenty kings and queens of England. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

King Richard III holds a bloody sword, the dead body of King Henry VI lies on the ground. Watercolour by Richard Dadd, 1853.

William E. Gladstone in a church, in front of an altar, dressed as Richard III. Engraving, ca. 1880.

King Richard III, sleeping in the night before the battle of Bosworth Field, is arraigned by seven ghosts, who tell him to "Despair and die". Engraving by E. Kirkall, 1709, after F. Boitard.

J.P. Kemble in the rôle of Richard III awakening from his nightmare, in a tent with armed guards in the background. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1789, after W. Hamilton.

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Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485

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King Richard III holds a bloody sword, the dead body of King Henry VI lies on the ground. Watercolour by Richard Dadd, 1853.

J.P. Kemble in the rôle of Richard III awakening from his nightmare, in a tent with armed guards in the background. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1789, after W. Hamilton.

David Garrick in the rôle of Richard III, awakening from his nightmare in the tent with military activities in the background. Etching by W. Hogarth and C. Grignion after W. Hogarth.

The Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III) accusing Jane (Elizabeth) Shore of witchcraft. Engraving.

King Richard III, sleeping in the night before the battle of Bosworth Field, is arraigned by seven ghosts, who tell him to "Despair and die". Engraving by E. Kirkall, 1709, after F. Boitard.