| Portrait of David Garrick | |
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| Artist | Angelica Kauffman |
| Year | 1764 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 84 cm× 69 cm(33 in× 27 in) |
| Location | Burghley House, Lincolnshire |
Portrait of David Garrick is a 1764 portrait painting by the Swiss artist Angelica Kauffman. It depicts the English stage actor David Garrick. Garrick, the most celebrated actor of his generation, was visiting Italy when he sat for the portrait. [1] He commissioned Kauffman, then a largely unknown young artist, to produce an informal portrait of him during his stay in Naples. [2]
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The work heralded Kauffman's successful arrival in Britain. The painting was displayed in London at the annual exhibition of the Free Society of Artists (not to be confused with the rival Society of Artists of Great Britain) in 1765. [3] It was acquired by the Earl of Exeter who had encountered Kauffman while on his Grand Tour and promoted her career. It is now in the collection of Burghley House in Lincolnshire. [4]
