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Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy.
1880
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Omega Project
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : [s.n.], n.d. [1880s?]
- People
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- Author
- Gebbie & Husson Co.
- Related Name
- Reynolds, Joshua, 1723-1792
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Actors—Great Britain—18th century—Portraits
- Authors, English—18th century—Portraits
- Dramatists, English—18th century—Portraits
- Garrick, David, 1717-1779—Portraits
- Personification in art
- Theater—England—London—History—18th century—Portraits
- Theatrical managers—Great Britain—18th century—Portraits
- Muses (Greek deities) in art
- Portraits, British—18th century
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy.
- Call Number
- E North 30/GC024/Box 010/Normal/19th c./Artists G GA 2008.00870
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc3j333f35w
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : [s.n.], n.d. [1880s?]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1880
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 29.6 x 39 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings
- Depiction: 3/4-length portrait of Garrick, being pulled in opposite directions by Thalia (muse of comedy) and Melpomene (muse of tragedy). Thalia appears to be winning.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Sir Joshua Reynolds pinx.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Gravure Gebbie & Husson Co. LTD".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Actors—Great Britain—18th century—Portraits
- Authors, English—18th century—Portraits
- Dramatists, English—18th century—Portraits
- Garrick, David, 1717-1779—Portraits
- Personification in art
- Theater—England—London—History—18th century—Portraits
- Theatrical managers—Great Britain—18th century—Portraits
- Muses (Greek deities) in art
- Portraits, British—18th century
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/cb3ff0ad-0c9b-4ab1-ad2a-9e7d18ffbaa4/manifest