Hand coloured photograph of actors Walter Lacy and John Ryder as John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, wearing the costumes used in Act 1 scene 3 of the play 'King Richard II', performed in 1857 at the Princess's Theatre, Oxford Street. Lacy and Ryder are acompanied by three other male actors, two are in armour and one wears a turban.

In February 1857, Richard II was performed by Kean's company in St George's Hall. Kean then opened the production of Shakespeare's play in March 1857 at the Princess's Theatre in Oxford Street. Queen Victoria and her family visited the theatre to watch the production five times where it made a lasting impression on Princess Victoria, the Queen's eldest daughter. This photograph and other hand coloured photographs of the cast of the play were purchased by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria in 1857 as a Christmas present.