The late Mr. Garrick's Villa.
J. Farington R.A. delt. J. C. Stadler Sculpt.
Pub. June 1, 1793, by J. & J. Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.
Sepia aquatint. Printed area: 215 x 320mm (8½ x 12½") Stain top right hand corner.
A view of Garrick's Villa on the River Thames at Hampton, with the house and a Palladian folly, 'Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare'. The hugely influential actor and playwright, David Garrick (1717 - 1779), bought Hampton House in 1754, at employed Robert Adam to make numerous alterations. Plate 45 from Joseph Farington's (1747 - 1821) 'History of the River Thames', 1794, a two-volume publication including 76 aquatints. The series is well-known for the quality of the hand colour of most examples. However a few of the earliest impressions were printed in sepia for print connoisseurs.
Abbey: 432. Gascoigne 658.
[Ref: 2407] £160.00
Pub. June 1, 1793, by J. & J. Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.
Sepia aquatint. Printed area: 215 x 320mm (8½ x 12½") Stain top right hand corner.
A view of Garrick's Villa on the River Thames at Hampton, with the house and a Palladian folly, 'Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare'. The hugely influential actor and playwright, David Garrick (1717 - 1779), bought Hampton House in 1754, at employed Robert Adam to make numerous alterations. Plate 45 from Joseph Farington's (1747 - 1821) 'History of the River Thames', 1794, a two-volume publication including 76 aquatints. The series is well-known for the quality of the hand colour of most examples. However a few of the earliest impressions were printed in sepia for print connoisseurs.
Abbey: 432. Gascoigne 658.
[Ref: 2407] £160.00