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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.	D5459/1/34/16
Former Reference	D5459/1/120
Title	King Henry VI Part II : Mr Wroughton as King Henry
Date	Mar 1787
Description	Portrait of Wroughton seated on a throne on a dais. He is leaning forward, one hand on his hip, the other on his knee. He wears a yellow hat, with feathers, black and white striped breeches and a large ruff round his neck. He has a small black beard and moustache. 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 : March 1787 Richard Wroughton (1748-1822) made his debut at Covent Garden in 1768 and went on to play there for another fifteen seasons. In 1785 he moved to Drury Lane. He was not regarded as an outstanding actor, and was often called on to play young men and rakes. There is no record of any production of 'Henry VI' in London at the end of the eighteenth century. The performance may have gone unrecorded, or it may have been the performance of a speech, or excerpt as a tailpiece.
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 267 x 205 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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