Prints: P1439

Title

Mr Quick

Subject

Quick, John

Artist

Dupont, Gainsborough [ Copy after ]

Date

1802

Dimensions

height: 17.5cm
width: 11.6cm

Other materials

etching

Inscription/signature

"Dupont Pixt. Ridley Sculpt/ MR QUICK/ in the Character of Spado/ Pub by Vernor and Hood Poultry Jan. 30 1802"

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of Professor Jim Davis, acquired by the Garrick Club in 2024

Other number

E0162

This print depicts the actor Mr. Quick in the role of Spado in the play 'The Castle of Andalusia' by O'Keefe. He is depicted half length, wearing a jacket, a ruffed collar and a feathered hat. He holds a pistol in both hands.