Garrick as Richard III after Hogarth - Engraving by Thomas Clerk
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An original line engraving of the actor David Garrick in the part of Richard III, waking in terror in his tent on the eve of Bosworth, after the celebrated composition by William Hogarth. Engraved by Thomas Clerk and published in London by Robert Scholey.
An original line engraving of the actor David Garrick in the part of Richard III, waking in terror in his tent on the eve of Bosworth, after the celebrated composition by William Hogarth. Engraved by Thomas Clerk and published in London by Robert Scholey.
Hogarth's painting, made about 1745, established Garrick as the great Shakespearean actor of his century and is one of the first English theatrical portraits on a monumental scale. This is number 47 of the reduced edition.
Medium: copper engraving on paper
Artist / after: William Hogarth
Engraver: Thomas Clerk
Source: The Works of William Hogarth, published in London by Robert Scholey; no. 47
Dimensions: 5.5 x 9.3 in (14 x 23.5 cm)
Condition: good; paper lightly toned, with some rust spotting in the upper right margin
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An original line engraving of the actor David Garrick in the part of Richard III, waking in terror in his tent on the eve of Bosworth, after the celebrated composition by William Hogarth. Engraved by Thomas Clerk and published in London by Robert Scholey.