Caption title., Place of publication from annotation., A playbill., Date from manuscript notation., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]. Mounted on page 150., and Annotated in ms.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718. and Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
By permission of the Right Hon the Lord-Mayor. At the theatre in Smock-Alley. By desire
Description:
Caption title., Place of publication derived from theatre., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]. Mounted on page 176.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726. and Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
By his majesty's servants, at the theatre, Canterbury
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [A collection of playbills for theatres in Kent, 1771-1784?]. [England], [between 1771 and 1784?]., and Numbered in ms.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718. and Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
Never performed here by their Majesties servants, from the Theatres Royal in London. At the theatre in Canterbury
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [A collection of playbills for theatres in Kent, 1771-1784?]. [England], [between 1771 and 1784?]., and Numbered in ms. Date added in pencil.
Publisher:
Printed by Simmons and Kirkby
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779. and Ravenscroft, Edward, 1654?-1707.
A monument to David Garrick with a putto holding a copy of the portrait of Garrick by Sir Joshua Reynolds just below the urn at the top. Below them, the muses of Comedy and Tragedy mourn along with three other putti and various theatrical emblems. At the bottom of the monument is engraved a quote from Shakespeare: " ... take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again."
Description:
Title from a separately engraved plate below the image. The title is followed by a verse from Sheridan, in two columns, three lines each, and a dedication: "This plate is done from the grand scene in the Monody, in honour of Garrick at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, is respectfully dedicated by their most obedient humble servt. Thos. Letton. The portrait from a picture of Sr. Joshua Reynolds, in the collection of Sr. Thos. Mills." and Thin gold paper border mounted on wash-lined mount.
Publisher:
Pub. May 23, 1781, for the proprieor T. Letton, by Mr. Picot, facing Hungerford Coffee House, Strand & Mr. Harris, Sweetings Alley, Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Subject (Topic):
Monuments, Actors, Monuments & memorials, and British
Group portrait of nine men seated around a table set with fruit and decanters; they are served by a black page. Boswell is on the left, with Johnson to his right talking to Edmund Burke; Reynolds is seated across from Johnson and listens with a trumpet to his ear. Garrick to the left of Reynolds faces the viewer, while Pasquale Paoli to his left observes Johnson conversing at the far end of the table. Charles Burney across from Paoli also follows the same conversation, as he rests his right hand on his chin. Next to Paoli, Warton leans toward Oliver Goldsmith who sits at the head of the table on the right; Warton holds his hand up towards his mouth as if to keep his words confidential. The room is richly decorated with a Japanese screen on the right, curtains, a miniature portrait, and a portrait bust on a pedestal on the left; Reynolds' pictures of Puck (Mannings 2142) and the Infant Academy (Mannings 2092) hanging on the wall and a bright chandelier hangs above the table
Description:
Title from later state in the British Museum., Also etched below is a facsimilie the nine individuals' signatures., and Tear badly repaired with tape, lower right corner. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published July 1st 1848 by the proprietors Wm. Walker, 64 Margaret St., Cavendish Sqre., & Owen Bailey, 128 Seymour St. Euston Sqre
The profile of an actor in the role of a Spanish nobleman bears a strong resemblance to that of David Garrick, in costume on stage looking left, arm raised in a dramatic gesture. Garrick's rule over the English stage was absolute for over thirty years. He went to London with Dr. Johnson in 1737, and by 1741 had progressed to his famous portrayal of Richard III, which made his reputation. Garrick was accomplished in seventeen Shakespearian roles and was also a gifted playwright and producer
Alternative Title:
Shadow box framed depiction David Garrick on stage
Description:
One of a pair of shadowboxes. The other box was titled in the 2005 Christie's appraisal: A shadowbox framed depiction of two actors in performance. and Provenance from a label affixed to the top of one of a pair of boxes, in Mrs. Lewis hand.
The dancer wearing a Roman toga is perhaps David Garrick, with Mrs. Siddons accompanying him on the lute. In his imaginary journey through time, Three tours through London in the years 1748, 1776, 1797 (New Haven, 1941), Wilmarth S. Lewis 'goes' to the London theatre of 1776 where "Garrick still requires that those playing a scene with him shall turn their backs to the audience when addresssing him so that there will be no question whatever of its attention being diverted from him. Failure to observe this rule ... caused young Mrs. Siddons to fall into disfavour and contributed to her dismissal from the company."
Alternative Title:
Shadow box framed depiction two actors in performance
Description:
One of a pair of shadowboxes. The other box is titled: A shadowbox framed depiction David Garrick on stage. and Provenance from a label affixed to the top of one of a pair of boxes, in Mrs. Lewis hand.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779. and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831.
"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.
