David Garrick as Richard III (Shakespeare, King Richard III, Act 5, Scene 8)
This fragmentary image records Reynolds's work on a mezzotint that portrays the actor David Garrick as Richard III at Bosworth Field. Engaged in his final battle, the king's rank is indicated by components of the Order of the Garter--St. George fighting the dragon hanging about his neck, and the star emblazoned on his coat. The print is based on Nathaniel Dance-Holland's painting, now at the Town Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon (see 53.600.1843 for John Dixon's print of the full composition).
Artwork Details
- Title: David Garrick as Richard III (Shakespeare, King Richard III, Act 5, Scene 8)
- Engraver: Samuel William Reynolds, the elder (British, London 1773–1835 London)
- Artist: After Nathaniel Dance-Holland (British, London 1735–1811 Winchester)
- Publisher: P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.
- Sitter: David Garrick (British, Hereford 1717–1779 London)
- Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
- Published in: London
- Date: 1825
- Medium: Mezzotint; fragment of working proof; before first state
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 8 3/4 in. (24.4 × 22.2 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.3333
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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