Garrick in Leon.
Print
01/11/1802 (made)
01/11/1802 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Coloured engraving depicting David Garrick in the character of Leon in the production of Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, 1802.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Garrick in Leon. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand coloured engraving on paper. |
| Brief description | Coloured engraving depicting David Garrick in the character of Leon in the production of Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, 1802 |
| Physical description | Coloured engraving depicting David Garrick in the character of Leon in the production of Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, 1802. The engraving features a full length, profile image of garrick who is wearing a black tricorn hat trimmed with feathers. He is also dressed in a brown jacket and pale green knee breeches and a sword is suspended from the sash at his waist. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Rule a Wife and Have a Wife - 1771. Pray ask me no long questions I've an ill Memory Act I, Scene 4' (Bottom centre) |
| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
| Object history | Associated production: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife. Comedy by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. |
| Production | 53 Fleet Street, London |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Coloured engraving depicting David Garrick in the character of Leon in the production of Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, 1802. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.448-1997 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2009 |
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