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A 19th Century enamel portrait miniature of David Garrick (1717-1779), after Robert Edge Pine
REF
5126
in silver metal ornamented frame
The enamel is after R.E Pine's portrait of Garrick, now in the National Portrait Gallery
Garrick was one of the most celebrated theatrical personalities of his day. He was an actor, dramatist and theatre manager. He brought half the patent of Drury Lane in 1747 and was associated with that theatre until his retirement, when he sold his share to Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
The enamel is after R.E Pine's portrait of Garrick, now in the National Portrait Gallery
Garrick was one of the most celebrated theatrical personalities of his day. He was an actor, dramatist and theatre manager. He brought half the patent of Drury Lane in 1747 and was associated with that theatre until his retirement, when he sold his share to Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
| Year | 1835. |
|---|---|
| Medium | Enamel on copper, |
| Signed | Was fully signed on the reverse now only part of the signature remaining. Signed on the obverse and dated 1835 |
| Provenance | Sidney Hand, Grafton Street, London, 1929. Sotheby's, London, 30 June 2005. |
| Literature | Hand List of Miniature Portraits and Silhouettes, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1930, by Basil Long, p. 25, bequeathed by Louisa Plumley |
| Condition | the reverse of the enamel has been damaged with most of the inscription missing |
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