Mr. Garrick as Steward of the Stratford Jubilee, September 1769 [graphic]

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Title: Mr. Garrick as Steward of the Stratford Jubilee, September 1769 [graphic]
Creator: Saunders, Joseph, active 1772-1800, printmaker, publisher
Contributor: Van der Gucht, John, 1697- artist.
Published / Created: [24 June 1773]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd as the act directs June 24, 1773, & sold by J. Saunders, at Mr. Deschamps Upholder in Compton Street, Soho
Abstract: "Half length, seated at a table in profile facing left, looking at a miniature of Shakespeare, a long stick over his shoulder; published state."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1902,1011.4098.
Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm.
Mounted opposite page 18 (leaf numbered '74' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Provenance: Formerly owned by R.B. Sheridan (the dramatist's grandson), who undertook the copious extra-illustration of the volumes. Later owned by Sheridan's descendant Lady Wavertree. Sotheby's, 25 May 1954 (Lady Wavertree sale), lot 266, to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 36.9 x 29 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 2].
Language: English