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Title
Unknown man [David Garrick?] [graphic].
Created/published
ca. 1760s.
Description
1 painting : oil on canvas ; 30 1/8 x 25 3/8 in. (76.6 x 65 cm)
Associated name
Agnew, Lockett, 1858-1918, former owner.
Material base
canvas
Note
Title from Pressly.
Publications about material
Fink 1959, p. 64, as Garrick by Zoffany; Highfill 1973-, vol. 6, p. 89 (no. 68), lists as by Zoffany but adds, "The identification of Garrick as sitter is questioned."
Provenance
Provenance: Collection of W. Lockett Agnew; his sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, Auctioneers, 8 King St., St. James's Square, London, as a portrait of Garrick by Dance; acquired by Wells from Harry Spurr (the above information is contained in a letter from Wells to Folger, 18 December 1923)
Source of acquisition
Bought by Folger from Gabriel Wells, Importer and Dealer, 145 W. 57th St., New York; 489 5th Ave. [1923], December 1923, $550, as by Dance.
Cited/described in
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, 137
Genre/form
Portrait paintings.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
FPb11
Folger-specific note
This record contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
Folger accession
cs1190