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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.	D5459/1/34/1
Former Reference	D5459/1/100
Title	King Richard III : Mr Smith in the Character of Richard
Date	Feb 1787
Description	Portrait of Smith, standing with his arms folded, looking slightly to the left. He has a black beard and moustache. He wears red slashed breeches and a red cape edged with ermine and an ermine ruff. He has a cocked hat with red, white and blue plumes and a sword strapped on. On the verso is a pencil sketch of the head and torso of a woman. 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 "Richard / Clarence beware, - thou keepst me from the light" William Smith (1730-1819) made his debut at Covent Garden in 1753, where he continued until his move to Drury Lane in 1775. Having married twice, both times to wealthy women, he could afford to limit himself to the standard season and never toured the provinces or played at the Haymarket. He played Richard III at Drury Lane on 23 Sep 1783, 3 Nov 1784 and 7 Nov 1785.
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 256 x 202 mm. Portrait
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication Note	B.D.A., London Stage.
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