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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
  - 34 - [Shakespearean drawings] - 1787

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/1/34/2
Former Reference	D5459/1/129
Title	Macbeth : Mrs Siddons as Lady Macbeth
Date	Feb 1787
Description	Portrait of Mrs Siddons in a white nightdress-like garment and white veil. In her left hand she holds a candle and with her right points to a bloodstain on her arm. Available on CD 157.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	G M Woodward Delin : February 1787 "Lady / Out, out _ damn'd spot." Sarah Siddons, née Kemble (1755-1831) was born in Brecon, eldest daughter of Robert Kemble, a provincial theatre manager, and his wife Sarah, an actress. She first acted as Ariel in 1766, but despite working as a maid and paid companion, she returned to the stage, marrying the actor William Siddons. She made her unsuccessful debut as Portia in 'The Merchant of Venice' at Drury Lane in 1775. Siddons became famous for her role as Lady Macbeth. She played the role at Drury Lane on 1 Oct 1785 and 24 Feb 1786. In this depiction of Mrs. Siddons, Woodward shows her carrying a candle, when one of her many innovations in the play was to do without the candle in this scene, in order to make more of a show of washing her hands
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 250 x 191 mm. Portrait.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	See D5459/1/51 for another portrait of Mrs Siddons.
Publication Note	B.D.A., London Stage.
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