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Garrick in the Character of Richard III,
1746
William Hogarth, 1697–1764; born and died London, England
Engraved by William Hogarth and, 1697–1764; born and died London, England
Engraver Charles Grignion I, English, 1717–1810
Engraved by William Hogarth and, 1697–1764; born and died London, England
Engraver Charles Grignion I, English, 1717–1810
x1988-54
Information
Title
Garrick in the Character of Richard III
Dates
1746
Maker
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 42 x 52.6 cm (16 9/16 x 20 11/16 in.)
sheet: 49 × 65.5 cm (19 5/16 × 25 13/16 in.)
frame: 62 × 77.4 × 2.5 cm (24 7/16 × 30 1/2 × 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William H. Walker II
Object Number
x1988-54
Place Made
Europe, England, London
Inscription
Inscribed in plate, lower left and right: Painted by Wm: Hogarth. / Engrav’d by Wm: Hogarth & C. Grignion.
Titled in plate, lower center: Mr: Garrick in the Character of Ricahrd the 3d: / Shakespear. Act 5. Scene :7
Inscribed in plate, lower left corner: Publish’d according to Act of Parliamt. June 20th, 1746.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Watermark: S. LAY 1802
Reference Numbers
Paulson 165 (1965, 1989)
Type
Materials
Techniques
Subject
- John Trusler, The Works of William Hogarth (London: Jones, 1833)., pp. 105–114 (illus.)
- Ronald Paulson, Hogarth's Graphic Works (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)., no. 122
- Ronald Paulson, Hogarth’s Graphic Works (London: The Print Room, 1989)., no. 122
- "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1988," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 48, no. 1 (1989): p. 35-59., p. 38 (illus.)
