Mr. Garrick delivering his Ode at Drury Lane Theatre on dedicating a building & erecting a statue to Shakespeare [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Mr. Garrick delivering his Ode at Drury Lane Theatre on dedicating a building & erecting a statue to Shakespeare [graphic]
- Creator
- Lodge, John, -1796, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [1770?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
David Garrick is shown at Drury Lane Theatre standing with a scroll in his left hand, gesturing with the other, looking to left. He stand in front of Scheemaker's statue of Shakespeare, in front of the orchestra (musicians shown with their musical instruments) and the singers on stage, lighting from the candles in the chandelier above. Members of the audience watch from boxes on either side of the stage. On the scroll is a quote from the Tempest Act IV, Scene 1, line 134: Prospero's line "cloud-capp'd towers".
- Description
-
Title etched above image.
Plate originally published in: The London museum of politics, miscellanies, and literature. London : printed for J. Miller ... , 1770- , v. 1 (February, 1770), page 72.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark at top, bottom and right side.
Two lines of verse in two columns below image: To him the song, the edifice we raise, he merits all our wonder, all our praise. The Ode, p. 2.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires. - Provenance
- Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 12.4 x 19.2 cm, on sheet 12.4 x 20.0 cm
- Edition
- [State with "The Ode, page 2" mostly burnished from plate].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 770.09.00.06
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Periodical illustrations
Etchings England London 1770 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Garrick, David, 1717-1779,
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Subject (Topic)
- Monuments
- Subjects
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Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Monuments
England > London > 1770
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8383407
- Object ID (OID)
- 10713549
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