David Garrick Esq.r

Date1779

Artist/Maker John Dixon ca. 1740 - 1811

Artist/Maker Thomas Hudson 1701 - 1779

OriginEngland, London

MediumMezzotint engraving

Dimensions16 7/8" x 21 1/2"; 15 3/8" x 10 15/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1941-106

DescriptionLower margin reads: "Tho.s Hudson pinx.t/ J. Dixon fecit/ David Garrick Esq.r/ London. Publish'd as the Act directs 11th Oct.r 1779 by Robert Wilkinson at No. 58 in Cornhill"Label TextDavid Garrick (1717-1779) was a famous and influential English actor and playwright who entertained audiences throughout the 18th century. He managed the Drury Lane theatre in London for 29 years, making it one of the most important and popular theatrical venues of its day. Garrick was undoubtly one of the most painted and engraved figures in the late 18th century outside of nobility. The Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits lists 176 engravings of Garrick known.ProvenanceBefore 1941, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1941-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).