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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
4 - [Shakespearean drawings] - 1782
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/1/4/4
Former Reference
D5459/1/191
Title
Hamlet. Act the 2nd. Scene the 3rd.
Date
Aug 1782
Description
A scene from the play. 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.W. Del. August 1782.
"Polonius / ___ How does my good Lord Hamlet?
Hamlet / Excellent well.
Polonius / Do you know me my Lord?
Hamlet / Excellent well. You are a fishmonger."
In 1782 there was one performance at Drury Lane, and one at Covent Garden.
Physical Description
Coloured drawing. Size 286 x 191 mm. Portrait.
Copies
A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material
See D5459/1/12 for a depiction of Ophelia, and D5459/1/34/11 for a portrait of Kemble as Hamlet.
Publication Note
London Stage.
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