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Mezzotint Portrait of David Garrick - 'L'homme Entre Le Vice Et La Virtue' by Jiohan Elis Haid After Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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Mezzotint Portrait of David Garrick - 'L'homme Entre Le Vice Et La Virtue' by Jiohan Elis Haid After Sir Joshua Reynolds.

18th century
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MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT OF DAVID GARRICK - 'L'HOMME ENTRE LE VICE ET LA VIRTUE' BY JIOHAN ELIS HAID AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS.

Fine 18th century mezzotint portrait of David Garrick standing three-quarter length between Comedy and Tragedy, smiling towards the latter, but allowing the former to tug him towards her; reverse copy after Reynolds.

David Garrick (1717-1779), Actor, playwright and theatre manager.

The artwork depicts the 18th-century actor David Garrick at the center, caught between two female figures who represent the choice between a virtuous life and a life of pleasure, an allegorical theme popular in art.

Left Figure (Tragedy/Virtue): On the leftt, a woman in classical robes, representing Tragedy or Virtue, gestures dramatically upwards, seemingly pointing towards a more serious path.

Right Figure (Comedy/Vice): On the right, a smiling, more lightly clad woman, representing Comedy or Vice, pulls Garrick towards her with a playful expression.

Central Figure (David Garrick): Garrick, in contemporary attire, appears conflicted, looking towards the figure on the right while being pulled by both women.

This mezzotint is in a fine state of conservation and is housed in a fine quality antique gilt frame.

Date: 1762-1765

Sheet Dimensions: 33cm x 38cm.

Framed Dimensions: 51cm x 46cm.

Price: £880

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Physical Dimensions
Height
51cm (20.08")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
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The Mezzotint Man has dated this Framed Antique Mezzotint Print to the 18th Century.

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MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT OF DAVID GARRICK - 'L'HOMME ENTRE LE VICE ET LA VIRTUE' BY JIOHAN ELIS HAID AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS.

Fine 18th century mezzotint portrait of David Garrick standing three-quarter length between Comedy and Tragedy, smiling towards the latter, but allowing the former to tug him towards her; reverse copy after Reynolds.

fig 1. A monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting three figures in classical attire, housed within a moulded gilt wooden frame.
fig 1. Mezzotint Portrait of David Garrick - 'L'homme Entre Le Vice Et La Virtue' by Jiohan Elis Haid After Sir Joshua Reynolds.

David Garrick (1717-1779), Actor, playwright and theatre manager.

The artwork depicts the 18th-century actor David Garrick at the center, caught between two female figures who represent the choice between a virtuous life and a life of pleasure, an allegorical theme popular in art.

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Left Figure (Tragedy/Virtue): On the leftt, a woman in classical robes, representing Tragedy or Virtue, gestures dramatically upwards, seemingly pointing towards a more serious path.
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fig 2. A monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting three figures in classical attire, housed within a moulded gilt wooden frame.
fig 2. Mezzotint Portrait of David Garrick - 'L'homme Entre Le Vice Et La Virtue' by Jiohan Elis Haid After Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Right Figure (Comedy/Vice): On the right, a smiling, more lightly clad woman, representing Comedy or Vice, pulls Garrick towards her with a playful expression.

Central Figure (David Garrick): Garrick, in contemporary attire, appears conflicted, looking towards the figure on the right while being pulled by both women.

This mezzotint is in a fine state of conservation and is housed in a fine quality antique gilt frame.

Date: 1762-1765

Sheet Dimensions: 33cm x 38cm.

Framed Dimensions: 51cm x 46cm.

Price: £880

All list prices include UK mainland delivery. For other territories please ask.

Height
51cm (20.08")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Date of Manufacture

The Mezzotint Man has dated this Framed Antique Mezzotint Print to the 18th Century.

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Archive I A monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting three figures in classical attire, housed within a moulded gilt wooden frame.

Mezzotint Portrait of David Garrick - 'L'homme Entre Le Vice Et La Virtue' by Jiohan Elis Haid After Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Archive II A monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting three figures in classical attire, housed within a moulded gilt wooden frame. View II
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A monochrome eighteenth-century mezzotint print depicting three figures in classical attire, housed within a moulded gilt wooden frame.
MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT OF DAVID GARRICK - 'L'HOMME ENTRE LE VICE ET LA VIRTUE' BY JIOHAN ELIS HAID AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS.
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A mezzotint is a monochrome printmaking process developed in the seventeenth century that allows for tone gradations without line hatching, created by roughening a metal copper plate before smoothing specific areas.

Eighteenth-century mezzotints were printed using oil-based inks on handmade rag paper, pulled from hand-engraved copper plates and typically set into carved or moulded gilded frames.

Authentic period mezzotints display physical plate mark impressions around the image margin, fine velvety tonal transitions without modern print dots, and historical paper characteristics such as chain lines.

Monochrome antique prints can be hung as a central focal piece above a sideboard or arranged together on a gallery wall to introduce historical contrast within contemporary decor schemes.

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