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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/34/6 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/108 |
| Title | The Taming of the Shrew : Mr Woodward in the character of Petruchio |
| Date | Feb 1787 |
| Description | Portrait of Woodward wearing seventeenth-century dress: breeches, a ruff, a black cape, large leather gloves and a brown hat with a red plume. On his right leg he wears a boot with a spur and on his left a shoe with a rosette. In his right hand he holds a whip. 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
"Pet/ To me she's married not unto my cloaths : Act III Scene IV"
Henry Woodward (1714-1777) first appeared in a juvenile version of 'A Beggar's Opera' in 1729, and went on to establish a career for himself as an actor and, under the name 'Lun, jr.' as a harlequin. When the Licensing Act of 1737 closed down the smaller theatres he moved to Drury Lane. In 1756 he played in Garrick's 'Catherine and Petruchio', which was adapted from 'The Taming of the Shrew'. |
| Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 268 x 201 mm. Portrait. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Publication Note | B.D.A. |
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