6 OF 55

David Garrick

6 of 55 portraits of David Garrick

David Garrick

by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
pencil, 1771
5 3/8 in. x 4 1/2 in. (136 mm x 114 mm)
Given by Miss Katharine R. Image, 1948
Primary Collection
NPG 3639

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David Garrick (1717-1779), Actor, playwright and theatre manager. Sitter associated with 55 portraits.

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Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) (1735-1811), Painter. Artist associated with 62 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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Garrick loved having his portrait painted and his celebrity owed much to the many paintings, drawings and engravings of him made from the 1740s. This intimate portrait was drawn at the actor's breakfast table.