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Mr. Garrick in Richard the Third

Print
28/04/1772 (published)
Artist/Maker
Dixon, John (engraver)
Boydell, John (publisher)
Dance, Nathaniel (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Whole-length portrait of David Garrick as Richard III. Standing on the left, he is looking right with his right arm raised and holding a sword. In the left background a battle takes place.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Shakespeare
Object type
Print
TitleMr. Garrick in Richard the Third (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Paper
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, whole-length portrait of David Garrick as King Richard in Shakespeare's 'Richard III'. Mezzotint by John Dixon after Nathaniel Dance, 1772.
Physical description
Whole-length portrait of David Garrick as Richard III. Standing on the left, he is looking right with his right arm raised and holding a sword. In the left background a battle takes place.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 74.9cm
  • Mount width: 54.5cm
Measured by SH 13/06/2011
Style
British School
Copy number
2nd state
Marks and inscriptions
'N. Dance Pinxit. J. Dixon Fecit. Mr. Garrick in Richard the Third. Puiblish'd April 28th. 1772. by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.' (Lettered)
Object history
Garrick is depicted as King Richard in Cibber's 1759 version of Shakespeare's Richard III.
Subjects depicted
King
Sword
Battle
Actor
Garrick, David
Richard III
Literary reference<i>Richard III</i> by William Shakespeare
Bibliographic reference
Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 1, p.209.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
21918

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646763/mr-garrick-in-richard-the-print-dixon-john/
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