Lord Ogleby with Canton (a valet) and Brush in Colman and Garrick's The clandestine marriage. Engraving by H. Meyer, 1821, after G. Clint.

  • Clint, George, 1770-1854.
Date:
[16 March 1821]
Reference:
22197i
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Description

Episode in: G. Colman and D. Garrick, The clandestine marriage, Act II, scene I. In the background is a sculpture of the three Graces clothed in robes. In the centre sits Lord Ogleby, having just got out of bed: he is suffering from rheumatism. Canton on the left is Lord Ogleby's Swiss servant, who is bringing his master the morning's newspapers, while on the right, Brush, Ogleby's valet-de-chambre, prepares a restorative for him

Publication/Creation

[London (90 Cheapside)] : [Hurst, Robinson & Co.], [16 March 1821]

Physical description

1 print : stipple and line engraving ; platemark 30.5 x 26.1 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Painted by George Clint. Engraved by Henry Meyer, 3 Red Lion Square.

Edition

proof.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 22197i

Reproduction note

After: a painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1819 and acquired by the Garrick Club, London, in 1850

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