Garrick, Aicken and Bransby in 'Lethe'
Johann Zoffany
- Art Funded
- 1948
- Dimensions
- 100 x 124 cm
- Vendor
- A Tooth & Sons
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?'.
Provenance
From the collection of Sir George Beaumont.