Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Caroline Watson, 1760–1814, British

after Robert Edge Pine, 1730–1788, British

Published by John Boydell, 1720–1804, British
Title:
Garrick Reading the Ode at the Shakespeare Jubilee
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 7/16 x 17 13/16 inches (62 x 45.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "? ALEXANDER"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alexander
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.32
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
clouds | characters | angel | historical subject | flag | books | scroll (information artifact) | ruff | breeches | stockings | mask | wreath | robes | dress | cloaks | sashes | belts | costume | crowns | curtains | drapery | sword | dagger | canes | staffs | horn (musical instrument) | wineskin | medallion | statue | vines | pedestal | plume | shepherd's crook | pillars | arch | columns | witch | women | actor | men | gesture | Shakespeare Jubilee, 1769 | celebration | ode
Associated Places:
Europe | England | United Kingdom | Warwickshire | Stratford-upon-Avon
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
Publications:
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 39, 90, no. 100, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:44667