"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
Alternative Title:
Garrick, between tragedy and comedy
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., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top and bottom.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 1, 1811 by Longman & Co. Paternoster Row, J. Taylor, High Holburn & W. Bond, Newman Street and Printed by Hayward
"Portrait; half length, seated to left; elbow resting on ledge; wearing hat and cloak tied around neck; vignette; after J Jackson."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., "Pl. to Contemporary portraits; pub. Cadell & Davies 1811."--Catalogue of engraved British portraits., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on left and right.
Publisher:
Published Dec. 21, 1811, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
Picart, Charles, approximately 1780-approximately 1837, printmaker
Published / Created:
[27 April 1811]
Call Number:
Portraits P258 no. 1+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Samuel Parr, half-length, slightly turned to the left, dressed in an academic gown with bands at his neck and with a powdered bob-wig on his head, drapery behind, illustration to 'Contemporary Portraits' (1811)"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Reverend Samuel Parr, L.L.D.
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822., and Mounted on secondary paper support.
Publisher:
Published April 27, 1811, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
"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
Alternative Title:
Garrick, between tragedy and comedy
Description:
Title, printmaker, artist, and date of publication from published state. and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top and bottom.
