# Portrait of David Garrick

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## Artwork

- Artist: [WORLIDGE, Thomas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/worlidge-thomas-r07a67922cae8ee>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 102 x 73 cm

## Commentary

The portrait represents the actor David Garrick \(1717-1779\) as Tancred, in Tancred and Sigismunda. This tragedy by James Thomson \(1700-1748\) was first performed at Drury Lane in 1745. Another version of the portrait is in the Garrick Club, and a half length variant is in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

## Attribution

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