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Print made by John Finlayson, 1730–1776, British, David Garrick in the Character of 'Kitely', 1769
- Title:
David Garrick in the Character of 'Kitely'
- Additional Title(s):
'Every Man in his Humour', Act ii, Scene i
- Date:
- 1769
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 15/16 × 10 15/16 inches (37.9 × 27.8 cm), Image: 13 7/16 x 10 15/16 inches (34.1 x 27.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Mr Garrick in the Character of Kitely -- "; on back, lower right: "3905 (circled)"
Lettered, lower left: "J: Reynolds pinx.t"; lower center: "Publish'd Feb.y.1st:1769"; lower right: "J Finlayson fec:t"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.132
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- actor | buttons | cape | cloak | collar | embroidery | Every Man in His Humour (1598), play by Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637) | lace | literary theme | plays by Benjamin Jonson (1572–1637), poet and playwright | portrait | posing | tassels | vest
- Associated People:
- Kitely, a merchant (character in Ben Jonson's 'Every Man in his Humour'
Garrick, David (1717–1779), actor and playwright - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22023
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