Prints: P1496

Title

Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III

Subject

Booth, Junius Brutus

Character

Richard III : Richard III

Artist

Gebbie & Co (London, England)

Date

1887

Dimensions

height: 34cm
width: 23.3cm

Inscription/signature

Printed on front: "COPYRIGHTED 1887 BY GEBBIE & CO. GRAVURE GEBBIE & HUSSON CO. LTD. / JUNIUS BRUTUS BOOTH AS RICHARD III. / ACT IV. SCENE III."

Provenance

Presented by Michael Gaunt, March 2026.

Other number

E0162

Print depicting Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III in Act IV Scene III of William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Booth is depicted full length and standing facing right. He wears a royal Tudor-style costume of a fur lined cloak, striped and embroidered pumpkin breeches and jacket with puff sleeves, white ruffle cuffs and neck tie, knee-high boots and he holds a hat with two feathers in his right hand.