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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848, British, Richard III: Act IV, Scene III, Tower of London, 1795
- Title:
- Richard III: Act IV, Scene III, Tower of London
- Additional Title(s):
- Burial of the Two Princes
- Date:
- 1795
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 29 3/8 × 20 1/8 inches (74.6 × 51.1 cm), Plate: 22 3/8 × 16 1/4 inches (56.8 × 41.3 cm), Image: 19 3/4 × 14 7/8 inches (50.2 × 37.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "68"; inscribed on verso in blue pen, lower left: "Richard III"
Lettered below image, lower left: "James Northcote R.A Pinxit."; lower right: "Willm. Skelton Aqua forti fecit."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.20028
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- armor | burial | children | dead | death | gate | literary theme | Richard III, play by William Shakespeare | stairs
- Associated Places:
- Tower of London
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41502
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