Portrait of David Garrick, seated at a desk, with his wife standing behind him, reaching to grasp the pen that he is holding in his right hand and "Portrait of David Garrick, three-quarter length, seated at a writing table, to the left, looking at viewer, his head supported by right hand, which also holds a quill, his right elbow resting on table; pointing down to the right with left hand; behind him his wife stands, reaching over the back of the chair towards the desk with her right hand, looking down towards Garrick."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The art-journal. [London] : [George Virtue], February 1855, opposite page 42., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from impression at the Massachusetts Historical Society, call no.: Special Colls. Waterston autograph vol. 2., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 613 (leaf numbered '47' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published for the proprietors
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779,, Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822,, Garrick, David, 1717-1779., and Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822.
"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 engraved below image., Text directly beneath lower margin of image: Class 1 painting for "the Fine Arts of the English School.", Text below statement of responsibility: To John Philip Kemble Esq., who from a laudable regard to historical property and to the merits of our great national dramatist has revived many of his admired plays in a style honourable to himself and to the character of the Brtitish stage, this plate, with the annexed essay, are inscribed by J. Britton., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top and bottom.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 1, 1811 by Longman & Co. Paternoster Row, J. Taylor, High Holburn & W. Bond, Newman Street and Printed by Hayward
Portrait of David Garrick standing whole-length to front with legs crossed and leaning on bust of Shakespeare that stands on a plinth in a garden; he holds stick in his left hand, looking to right; folly beside river, beyond at right
Description:
Title, artist, and printmaker scratched with production and publication detail below image.
Publisher:
London Magazine
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779, and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616,
"Portrait of George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, after Reynolds (Mannings 578a); almost three-quarter length to front, facing and eyes to the left, wearing uniform and holding a large key in his right hand; smoke and cannons in the background; his lower body in outline."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 604 (leaf numbered '39' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published Feb. 4, 1813, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
Subject (Name):
Elliott, George Augustus, 1717-1790,
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, British, Governors, Cannons, and Keys (Hardware)
"Portrait of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, half-length directed to right, wearing a capuchon and a pen case hanging from a ribbon around his neck; in ornamental oval frame on a bracket; a lyre and scrolls below; before publisher's address"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text in image., Text below image: "In the collection of Sir Hans Sloane Bart.", and Printmaker from the Catalogue of engraved British portraits.
Josey, Richard, approximately 1841-1906, printmaker
Published / Created:
1866.
Call Number:
Portraits T753G no. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, half-length, seated to front, with head turned to look to left, his right forearm leaning on a table, holding a telescope; wearing armour, and folded fabric draped over his right shoulder; curtain at left; after Joshua Reynolds (Mannings 1762)."--British Museum online catalogue, description of scratched-letter state
Alternative Title:
George First Marquess Townshend
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Richard Josey in the Catalogue of engraved British Portraits., and Mounted on board.
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 578); almost three-quarter length to front, facing and eyes to the left, wearing uniform and holding a large key in his right hand; smoke and cannons in the background, the Straits of Gibralter in the distance"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Numbered in contemporary hand in upper right corner: "60."
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 1st 1788 by John & Josiah Boydell, no. 90, Cheapside, London
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 1544); standing three-quarter length to left with right hand resting on anchor, left on hip, eyes to front, wearing uniform and sword; sea visible beyond at left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, printmaker, artist, imprint, and date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1831,0111.03., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to plate mark with loss of text., and Mounted on paper support: 403 x 319 mm
Publisher:
Sold by Ryland & Bryer, at the Kings Arms Cornhill