Mr. William Smith as Richard III.


Mr. William Smith as Richard III. Smith performed in London from 1753 to 1788 and was known as "Gentleman Smith" for his delicate and proper depiction of the manners of a finished gentleman. Copperplate engraving from "Bell's Shakespeare" published by John Bell, London, from 1776 to 1785.


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