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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.	D5459/1/34/15
Former Reference	D5459/1/136
Title	King Henry V : Mr Quick in the character of Pistol
Date	Mar 1787
Description	Portrait of Quick dressed in yellow, with a large cocked hat, big black boots and a red cape. He has a small black moustache and beard. He holds a sword in his right hand. On the verso is a pencil sketch of Quick. Available on CD 157.
Level	File
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. : March 1787 "Pistol / Boy, tell him my anger shall abate, \| And I, the crowns, shall take" John Quick (1748-1831) began acting when aged 12 in Kent and Surrey. He made is debut at the Haymarket in 1766 and in 1767 he was engaged by Colman for Covent Garden. He was talented comic actor, and as George III's favourite actor he visited Buckingham Palace and Windsor. He was one of the highest paid actors at Covent Garden. He played in 'Henry V' on 20 May 1782.
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 253 x 204 mm. Portrait.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	See D5459/1/50 and D5459/1/4/5 for scenes from the play.
Publication Note	B.D.A., London Stage.
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