Another beloved item from the collections of the Lewis Walpole Library, and included in “‘The God of all our idolatry’: Garrick and Shakespeare” an exhibition on view at the Lewis Walpole Library through September 28, 2012.

“Mr Garrick in the Character of Richard the 3d,” by William Hogarth.  Collection of Prints from Pictures Painted for the Purpose of Illustrating the dramatic Works of Shakespeare, by the Artists of Great Britain. London: John and Josiah Boydell, 1803.  From the collections of The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University