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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/12
Former ReferenceD5459/1/130
TitleOphelia
Date20 Jul 1784
DescriptionHalf length portrait of Ophelia in profile to the right. She wears a white dress and black sash, and her hair loose, with a garland of leaves on her head. She holds a flower in one hand and a basket in the other. In the background are a column and a draped curtain.
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationG. M. W. Delin : July 20, 1784

"There is a daisy, I would have given you some violets but they all withered when my poor Father died. Vid Shakespears Hamlet"
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FormatArtwork
Physical DescriptionColoured drawing. Size 230 x 178 mm. Portrait.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related MaterialSee D5459/1/4/4 for a scene from the play and D5459/1/34/11 for a portrait of Kemble as Hamlet.
TermCaricatures
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