Autograph letters signed from David Garrick to the Hon. Mr. Fitzmaurice [manuscript], 1773 [January 19], May 6 and October 2.

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Autograph letters signed from David Garrick to the Hon. Mr. Fitzmaurice [manuscript], 1773 [January 19], May 6 and October 2.

In no. 10 he speaks of going in a quarter of an hour to Sir Jos[hu]a [Reynolds?] for the last time he hopes. In no. 11, he thanks him for his first strawberries. In no. 12 he says he has sent him his subscription copy of Dr. Morell's edition of Aeschylus.

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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792

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Epithet: of Add MS 38728 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001129.0x000076 Sir Joshua Reynolds was the leading portrait painter of late 18th-century England. He was a friend of Samuel Johnson and a founding member of the Literary Club, and was knighted in 1769. He also delivered a series of influential discourses on painting to the Royal Academy from 1769 to 1790. From the description of Papers, 1767-...

Fitzmaurice, Thomas, 1742-1793

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Aeschylus

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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...

Morell, Thomas, 1703-1784

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