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Sketch of the Murder of Henry the Sixth In the Tower by Richard Duke of Gloucester..., 1853. Creator: Richard Dadd.

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Sketch of the Murder of Henry the Sixth In the Tower by Richard Duke of Gloucester Afterwards King Richard the Third. Look how my good sword weeps the poor king's death - vide Shakespeare's Play - by Richard Dadd Bethlehem Hospital 1853. King Richard III (1452-1485) holds a bloody sword, the dead body of King Henry VI lies on the ground. Having become convinced that his father was the Devil in disguise, British artist Richard Dadd killed him with a knife. He was committed to the criminal department of Bethlem psychiatric hospital (also known as Bedlam). There and subsequently at the newly created Broadmoor Hospital, he was able to continue to paint. Dadd probably had paranoid schizophrenia. Here he depicts a scene from Shakespeare's "Richard III".

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM25A35_179

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50,5Mo (5,0Mo) / 30,1cm x 42,0cm / 3557 x 4960 (300dpi)

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