Venice Preserv'd (painting)

Venice Preserv'd is a 1763 oil on canvas painting by the German-born British artist Johan Zoffany.

[1] It depicts the actors David Garrick and Susannah Maria Cibber in the roles of Jaffeir and Belvidera in Thomas Otway's 1682 Restoration era tragedy Venice Preserv'd.

[2] Garrick was actor-manager of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London's West End and the painting is set there.

The stage design backdrop features the Grand Canal and the Santa Maria della Salute by moonlight.

As was common at the time the actors are shown performing in fashionable, contemporary dress of the 1760s rather than authentic costume of historic Venice.