Garrick in the Role of Richard III
William Hogarth and Charles Grignion · 1746 · etching and engraving on laid paper mounted on laid paper
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About this picture
Garrick in the Role of Richard III is a public-domain illustration by William Hogarth and Charles Grignion, dated 1746. Etching and engraving on laid paper mounted on laid paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Garrick in the Role of Richard III” (1746) is a Hogarth subject: a scene of contemporary life, usually an engraving, meant to be read for what the people are doing.
About the artist
William Hogarth (1697–1764) was an English painter and engraver of modern moral subjects. Series such as A Harlot’s Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode tell one story across several plates.
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