Burney, Edward Francis. Garrick as Don John in the Chances

Folger bibliographic ID: 262023
Folger call number: PN 2598 G3 F5 copy 4 Ex.Ill. v.17
Folger holdings ID: 345616
Accession Number: cs(1130)

General notes

Artist: The member of the Burney family known as an artist was Edward Francis Burney, who was known to have done a number of dramatic portraits Garrick standing, legs apart, to left, holding baby in left arm. In pencil underneath (on paper to which the drawing has been mounted), "Garrick, Don John, The chances, from an album of sketches by Burney family." Folded leaf, unsigned History: Scene has been engraved by Edward Edwards but this is not the same depiction as the Edwards engraving (see Folger ART File G241 no.51) Provenance: Item is contained in the 17th volume of an extra-illustrated copy of Fitzgerald's Life of David Garrick, after p. 450. The volumes were extra-illustrated in 1903 by Alexander Meyrick Broadley, expanded from 2 volumes to 17. The set was purchased by the Folgers from Albert Meyer & Co. (Cat. no. 236, item no. 117), in 1923 Subject: Garrick revived Fletcher's The Chance in 1754 (played Don John on 7 Nov. 1754 according to DNB) This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance

Extended title: Garrick as Don John in the Chances by Burney family

Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. Chances Garrick, David, 1717-1779 Actors

artist: Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848
depiction: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
former owner: Broadley, Alexander Meyrick, 1847-1916
attributed name: Burney family