David Garrick

1751

Not on view

This portrait shows the actor and theater manager David Garrick standing half-length in three-quarter profile to the right, his eyes turned towards the viewer. He raises his right hand, wears a plain coat over a white shirt, and is shown against a plain background and within a simulated rectangular frame. In this state, the mezzotint was retouched with additional shadows and hinges on the frame.

Artwork Details

Title: David Garrick
Engraver: James McArdell (Irish, Dublin 1729–1765 London)
Artist: After Jean Etienne Liotard (Swiss, Geneva 1702–1789 Geneva)
Sitter: David Garrick (British, Hereford 1717–1779 London)
Date: 1751
Medium: Mezzotint; first state of two
Dimensions: Plate: 12 7/8 × 8 15/16 in. (32.7 × 22.7 cm)
Sheet: 17 15/16 × 11 11/16 in. (45.6 × 29.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Carl Joseph Ulmann, 1926
Object Number: 26.1.9
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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