Book-Plate of David Garrick (1717–1779), John Wood, English, died ca. 1780, Etching on paper, Signed 'I Wood in et sc' and showing the name of the actor in an escutcheon which is topped by a bust of Shakespeare. Underneath, a French sentence taken from the fourth volume of the 'Menagiana', the conversations of Gilles Ménage (1613-1692) advising one to read a borrowed book immediately to be able to give it back as quickly as possible, beginning 'La premiere chose.', England, ca. 1760, Print

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