Welcome to Herefordshire Museum Service’s David Garrick collections
David Garrick, the second son and third child of Peter and Arabella Garrick, was born at the Angel Inn, Hereford, on 19 February 1717. David’s grandfather, David de la Garrique, was a Huguenot who fled France in 1685, and David’s father Peter was brought to England in 1687.
David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson.
He appeared in a number of amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title role of Shakespeare’s Richard III, audiences and managers began to take notice.
Visit The David Garrick Collection
Come and see this intriguing collection containing the Garrick Papers with related pictures and objects, including artefacts from Angel House, where Garrick was born.