Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Caroline Watson, 1760–1814, British

after Robert Edge Pine, 1730–1788, British

Published by John Boydell, 1720–1804, British
Title:
Garrick Reading the Ode at the Shakespeare Jubilee
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 7/16 x 17 13/16 inches (62 x 45.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "? ALEXANDER"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alexander
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.32
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sword | flag | shepherd's crook | characters | horn (musical instrument) | books | scroll (information artifact) | costume | canes | robes | cloaks | wreath | wineskin | dress | sashes | crowns | staffs | actor | drapery | gesture | mask | plume | breeches | men | stockings | pillars | angel | witch | ruff | arch | dagger | vines | belts | curtains | columns | clouds | pedestal | women | medallion | statue | historical subject | celebration | Shakespeare Jubilee, 1769 | ode
Associated Places:
Europe | England | Stratford-upon-Avon | United Kingdom | Warwickshire
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
Publications:
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 39, 90, no. 100, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:44667