David Garrick is shown at Drury Lane Theatre standing with a scroll in his left hand, gesturing with the other, looking to left. He stand in front of Scheemaker's statue of Shakespeare, in front of the orchestra (musicians shown with their musical instruments) and the singers on stage, lighting from the candles in the chandelier above. Members of the audience watch from boxes on either side of the stage. On the scroll is a quote from the Tempest Act IV, Scene 1, line 134: Prospero's line "cloud-capp'd towers".
Description:
Title etched above image., Plate originally published in: The London museum of politics, miscellanies, and literature. London : printed for J. Miller ... , 1770- , v. 1 (February, 1770), page 72., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at top, bottom and right side., Two lines of verse in two columns below image: To him the song, the edifice we raise, he merits all our wonder, all our praise. The Ode, p. 2., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779, and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
A monument to David Garrick with a putto holding a copy of the portrait of Garrick by Sir Joshua Reynolds just below the urn at the top. Below them, the muses of Comedy and Tragedy mourn along with three other putti and various theatrical emblems. At the bottom of the monument is engraved a quote from Shakespeare: " ... take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again."
Description:
Title from a separately engraved plate below the image. The title is followed by a verse from Sheridan, in two columns, three lines each, and a dedication: "This plate is done from the grand scene in the Monody, in honour of Garrick at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, is respectfully dedicated by their most obedient humble servt. Thos. Letton. The portrait from a picture of Sr. Joshua Reynolds, in the collection of Sr. Thos. Mills." and Thin gold paper border mounted on wash-lined mount.
Publisher:
Pub. May 23, 1781, for the proprieor T. Letton, by Mr. Picot, facing Hungerford Coffee House, Strand & Mr. Harris, Sweetings Alley, Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Subject (Topic):
Monuments, Actors, Monuments & memorials, and British
