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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.	D5459/1/34/5
Former Reference	D5459/1/134
Title	A Midsummer's Night's Dream : Mr Parsons in the Character of Bottom
Date	Feb 1787
Description	Portrait of Parsons, facing right with his hands on his stomach. He has a donkey's head and is wearing a blue coat, a white scarf and a leather apron. 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 "Bottom / Methinks I have a great desire to a bottle of hay _ Act IV Scene I" William Parsons (1736-1795) was born in London and worked as a strolling player in northern England and Scotland. He made his debut at Drury Lane in the 'Beggar's Opera' in 1762. Although there were no actual performances of 'A Midsummer's Night Dream', Parsons did play in George Colman's adaptation, 'A Fairy Tale', at the Haymarket on 18 Jul 1777 and 5 Sep 1778.
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 251 x 201 mm. Portrait.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	See D5459/1/4/10 for a scene from the play.
Publication Note	B.D.A., London Stage.
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