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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.	D5459/1/34/7
Former Reference	D5459/1/133
Title	The Winter's Tale : Miss Farren in the Character of Hermione
Date	Feb 1787
Description	Portrait of Miss Farren, dressed in a white gown with a train and a gold sash. She is standing on a small dais, and is resting her right arm on a pedestal. 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 "Leontes / _____ Oh thus she stood \| Even with such life of Majesty (warm life \| As thus it coldly stands) when first I woo'd her \| I am asham'd - methinks the stone rebukes me Act V, Scene the last" Elizabeth Farren, later Countess Derby (1762-1829) was born into an Irish theatrical family, she began as a singer, working alongside her mother and sisters. In 1777 she was engaged by Colman at the Haymarket to perform in 'She Stoops to Conquer'. From 1779 until her retirement from the stage and marriage to the Earl of Derby in 1797, she played at Drury Lane. She played Hermione there on 24 Oct 1786 and 15 Jan 1787.
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. 269 x 206 mm. Portrait.
Finding Aids	B.D.A.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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