Garrick, between tragedy & comedy [graphic]

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Title: Garrick, between tragedy & comedy [graphic]
Alternative Title: Garrick, between tragedy and comedy
Creator: Cardon, Anthony, 1772-1813, printmaker
Contributor: Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, artist.
Published / Created: [1 December 1811]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published Decr. 1, 1811 by Longman & Co. Paternoster Row, J. Taylor, High Holburn & W. Bond, Newman Street and Printed by Hayward
Abstract: "Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 700); standing three-quarter length between Comedy and Tragedy, smiling towards the latter, but allowing the former to tug him towards her; landscape behind"--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
Text directly beneath lower margin of image: Class 1 painting for "the Fine Arts of the English School."
Text below statement of responsibility: To John Philip Kemble Esq., who from a laudable regard to historical property and to the merits of our great national dramatist has revived many of his admired plays in a style honourable to himself and to the character of the Brtitish stage, this plate, with the annexed essay, are inscribed by J. Britton.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top and bottom.
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 : sheet 29.0 x 36.1 cm
Language: English

Access: Public
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