- Title:
- David Garrick as Sir John Brute in Act IV, the Drunken Scene, in Vanburgh's 'The Provok'd Wife'
- Date:
- 1768
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 18 5/8 x 22 5/8 inches (47.3 x 57.5 cm), Plate: 18 1/8 x 22 inches (46 x 55.9 cm), Image: 16 5/8 x 22 inches (42.2 x 55.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink lower left: "A10/"; inscribed on back in graphite center: "23 | Mr.[ . . . ]"; in graphite lower left: "41859"; in graphite lower right: "No. (") | 1 - 13"
Lettered lower left: "J.Zoffanÿ pinxt:"; lower center: "Publifh'd Novr. 1ft. 1768."; lower right: "J. Finlayson fect."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1123
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- belts | bonnet | clubs | dress | hats | lanterns | literary theme | men | moon | wife
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Garrick, David (1717–1779), actor and playwright - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41689
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