Painted Portraits of Garrick, Woffington, and Quin

Peg Woffington
(1714-1760)

born MARGARET WOFFINGTON

(b. c.1714, Dublin, Ireland--d. March 28, 1760,
London, England)

Irish actress, one of the outstanding theatre
personalities of her time.

Painted by P.L. Brooke, dated 1752

 

James Quin
(1693-1766)

(b. Feb. 24, 1693, London--d. Jan. 21, 1766,
Bath, Somerset, England)

English actor whose Falstaff was considered
the finest of his time.

Painted c.1745 by William Hogarth (1697-1764)



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