John Finlayson, 1730–1776, Britishafter Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810, German, active in Britain (from 1760)
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)
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"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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