David Garrick in de rol van Abel Drugger, meneer Burton als 'Subtle' and John Palmer als 'Face', John Dixon, after Johann Zoffany, 1771

Title(s)

David Garrick in de rol van Abel Drugger, meneer Burton als 'Subtle' and John Palmer als 'Face'
Mr. Garrick in the Character of Abel Drugger, Mr. Burton and Mr. Palmer in the Characters of Subtle and Face (title on object)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-33.656

Catalogue reference

• Chaloner Smith 17-3(3)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

De mannen spelen een rol in het toneelstuk 'The Alchemist' (akte 2, scène 6) geschreven door Ben Johnson. Tekst in het Engels onderaan.

Artist

• print maker: John Dixon (mentioned on object)
• after painting by: Johann Zoffany (mentioned on object)
• publisher: John Dixon (mentioned on object)
• John Dixon (mentioned on object)
• Frederick Howard (5e graaf van Carlisle) (mentioned on object)

Place

London

Dating

1771

Material

• paper

Measurements

height 479 mm × width 602 mm

What

• historical persons
• portrait of actor, actress
• alchemistic equipment

Who

• David Garrick
• John Palmer

Acquisition

transfer 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• British mezzotints portraits : being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century, dl. 1, p. 210, cat.nr. 17-III