Print made by William Bromley, 1769–1842, Britishafter Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776, BritishPublished by John Boultbee, 1753–1812, British
Title:
David Garrick as Richard III in the Drury Lane Theatre Performance, 1759
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, laid on contemporary mount made of moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 21 x 14 13/16 inches (53.4 x 37.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Garrick as Facius-(?) (very faint) | Garrick as Richard III. | Garrick as Richard III."; lower right: "Facingo(?) | 150 (50 underlined)"; on back, upper left: "n90 | uvE | [horizontal line] Ehh"; on back, upper right: "Z"; on back, lower left: "c"; on back, lower right: "172 | [horizontal line] nTT | D60"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.112
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
helmet | battle | fist | cape (outerwear) | pendant (jewelry) | swords | king (person) | fighting | feathers | armor | men | royalty | actor | defeat | performance | literary theme | theater (discipline) | horses (animals) | war | field | fear | chain | animal art | costume | Wars of the Roses (1455–1485) | Battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485) | play | Richard III, play by William Shakespeare
Associated Places:
England | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | Europe | United Kingdom | London