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David Garrick with a bust of Shakespeare

Description

An engraving of David Garrick with a bust of Shakespeare; framed and glazed. Engraved by Valentine Green from the painting by Thomas Gainsborough. The painting by Gainsborough was destroyed in a fire at Stratford-upon-Avon's Town Hall in 1946. The landscape in the background of the picture probably represents the grounds of Wilton House; Peter Scheemakers sculpted a statue of Shakespeare for the house in 1743.

  • Measurements

  • Width

    435 mm
    550 mm (frame)

  • Height

    660 mm
    775 mm (frame)

  • Marks & inscriptions

    Val Green fecit, Published April 2nd 1769/By J Boydell Cheapside No 90,

  • Credit line

    CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust