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The House of Mrs. Garrick at Hampton


Maison de Madame Garrick à Hampton
Laurent Guyot (French, 1756–1808)
After: William Watts (English, 1752–1851)
French
1788

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving, printed in colors
Dimensions Sheet: 23.3 × 20.5 cm (9 3/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
Platemark: 20 × 23.4 cm (7 7/8 × 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Anonymous gift
Accession NumberM7754
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionFrom a set of twelve plates representing country houses around London that was first advertised in the Journal de Paris, 13 November 1788. Five prints of the series are known, and it is possible that the set was never completed.

Chromochalcography
InscriptionsLower left, in plate: W. Watts pinxt.
Lower right, in plate: Guyot sc.
Lower center, in plate: Maison de Madame Garrick a Hampton / dans la Province de Middlesex / On voit dans Cette vue en bas de la Terrasse sur le bord de la Rivièrre le = / Temple que Garrick a Fait Elever a la Gloire dshakerpeare avec sa Statue en marbre Exécuté par Roubilliar [recte Roubillac]
Lower center, in plate: London By -lezari & C. No. 132. Pall Mall. A Paris chez Basset. Md. d'estampes, rue St. Jacques. No. 64. No. 4. des Jardins Anglais
Provenance1891, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Acqusition Date: June 12, 1891)