David Garrick Esqr.
Print
02/04/1769 (published)
02/04/1769 (published)
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Whole-length portrait, to front, with left hand on hip; standing in a landscape and leaning against a pedestal with a bust of Shakespeare; holding his hat in right hand; in the right background is view of a river and bridge.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | David Garrick Esqr. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
| Brief description | Print, whole-length portrait of David Garrick standing in a landscape with a bust of Shakespeare. Mezzotint by Valentine Green after Thomas Gainsborough, 1769. |
| Physical description | Whole-length portrait, to front, with left hand on hip; standing in a landscape and leaning against a pedestal with a bust of Shakespeare; holding his hat in right hand; in the right background is view of a river and bridge. |
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| Style | |
| Copy number | 2nd state |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'David Garrick Esqr. T. Gainsborough Pinxit. Published April 2nd 1769 by J. Boydell Cheapside No. 90. Val Green fecit.' (Lettered) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 4, p.1624.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 24072 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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