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Garrick, Aicken and Bransby in 'Lethe'
Artist: Johann Zoffany (1733 - 1810)
Location: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 1740
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100 x 124 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £950 (Total: £1,850)
Vendor: A Tooth & Sons
Review number: 1510 (1948)
Provenance:
From the collection of Sir George Beaumont.
Description:
David Garrick as Lord Chalkstone, Ellis Aicken as Bowman and Astley Bransby as Aesop in the dramatic satire 'Lethe'. Lethe was written by David Garrick and first performed at Drury Lane in 1740. The painting depicts the point in the play when Aesop exclaims 'Does your Lordship propose a wager as a proof of the goodness of your head?'.
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