Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1)
James McArdellWW-1761-328934
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Catalogue
- Year
- 1761
- Medium
- Mezzotint; second state
- Dimensions
- Sheet (trimmed within plate): 16 1/8 × 20 1/4 in. (41 × 51.4 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- James McArdell
Artist
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James McArdell
James MacArdell was an Irish mezzotinter who moved to London, there he was considered one of the finest mezzotint engravers in the country. He engraved portraits of many of the famous people of his time.
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- James McArdell
- Year
- 1761
- Medium
- Mezzotint; second state
- Dimensions
- Sheet (trimmed within plate): 16 1/8 × 20 1/4 in. (41 × 51.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1761-328934
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified