Autograph letter signed from David Garrick to Madame Riccoboni ... , Paris [manuscript], 1770 November 20.

Garrick, David, 1717-1779

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David Garrick was raised in Lichfield, England, and became a leading actor, playwright and theatrical producer in London. From 1747 to 1776, he was a partner in the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1749-1778. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 85213417 David Garrick, English actor and playwright. Garrick frequently invested in land, and in 1756 he bought a large estate in Hendon, northwest of London. There is no evidence that Garrick ever lived at H...

Riccoboni, Marie Jeanne de Heurles Laboras de Mezières, 1713-1792

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Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726

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English dramatist and architect. From the description of Autograph memorandum unsigned : [London, ca. 1708 Apr. 14]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574031 From the description of Autograph manuscript of a petition signed : London, to the Lord Marshall, 1717 June 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872391 English architect, scene designer and playwright. From the description of Explanation of the design, ca. 1700. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84546...

Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805

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William Dorset Fellowes (1769-1852), who extra-illustrated this volume, was a friend of author Hester Lynch Piozzi during the last years of her life, and is mentioned frequently in her correspondence from 1815 onwards. His brother Sir James Fellowes was also a friend of Piozzi's, and served as her literary executor upon her death in 1821. From the guide to the An essay on the life and genius of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., extra-illustrated, 1788-1844., (Houghton Library, Harvard College L...