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Engraving of an actor in royal robes springing from a bed in a tent, arms raised, with armour and helmets at left and soldiers in the distance.

David Garrick as Richard III awakening from his nightmare

An engraved print shows an actor in royal costume with an ermine-trimmed robe and a medallion, leaping up from a bed beneath dark drapery. Armour, helmets and a tent with distant soldiers fill the lower left and background, while a candle lantern hangs at upper right.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
Publish'd according to Act of Parliam't June 20th 1746
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3217 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1746.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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