Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Print made by John Finlayson, 1730–1776, British
after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Title:: David Garrick in the Character of 'Kitely'
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 15/16 × 10 15/16 inches (37.9 × 27.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Mr Garrick in the Character of Kitely -- "; inscribed on verso, lower right: "3905 (circled)"
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:: posing | literary theme | portrait | buttons | cape | vest | cloak | collar | embroidery | actor | lace | tassels | Every Man in His Humour (1598), play by Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637) | plays by Benjamin Jonson (1572–1637), poet and playwright
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22023