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David Garrick as Richard III

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Original – A moustached man—dressed in white stockings, puffed breeches, and a red robe—props himself up with his left arm on a bed. His eyes are wide and his right hand raised, palm open towards the front. A suit of armour lays on the floor at the foot of his bed. Who is he? He is Richard III, King of England from 1483 to 1485

Reason

High resolution file, very EVish, Garrick as Richard III (1745) by William Hogarth. Have mercy, Jesu! Soft! I did but dream. O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me! – The scene is Shakespeare's Richard III Act V, Sc. 3. David Garrick, the superstar of the Shakespearean drama - plays Richard III just before the Battle of Bosworth, where he will shout: A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!

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David Garrick as Richard III, David Garrick, William Hogarth, Augustan drama, 1745 in art, Battle of Bosworth Field, Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, Cultural depictions of Richard III of England, Richard III (play), Shakespeare in performance, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Walker Art Gallery

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Creator

User:William Hogarth^joke - hm, no account, only article...^joke , OK it is English painter William Hogarth

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 20:03, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
• Weak oppose - Shame, but they used too much compression here too (also, is it just me, or does that one tassel look like it was digitally "restored"?). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:34, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Sigh - can't one trust Google files any more? Hafspajen (talk) 02:06, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Shall I Whitdraw Hafspajen (talk) 02:07, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

• Can't trust them automatically, no, but mostly they do okay. Don't know why this was saved with so much compression. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:50, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

• Sigh, it is such a great picture. Hafspajen (talk) 11:19, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

• Armbrust - Withdraw. Hafspajen (talk) 13:27, 1 March 2015 (UTC)