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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D6052/1/2 |
| Title | All the Worlds a Stage |
| Date | 20 Jul 1781 |
| Description | A young woman reclines in clouds, in her hand is a piece of paper marked
'Original Sketches from Life etc Book III and above her head is written 'Drawn by George Murgatroyd Woodward'.
Below her is a stage, peopled with tiny figures, and entitled:
'Shakespears Characters'. Beneath the stage, two lounging satyrs point to an inscription:
'Out of a Mountain came a Mountain of delight. Laughter […] out to see the sign. Falstaff was his name. And Lo. Sir John'.
On the verso is a contents list for the sketchbook:
'Containing : 1 Amusement for Leisure Hours : 2 A Peep into Surgeons Hall : 4 The Temple of Hymen : 5 A Visit to Vauxhall : and : A Visit to the Playhouse : G M Woodward Script' |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809) of London and Stanton by Dale, artist and writer |
| Further Information | George Murgatroyd Woodward. July. 20. 1781 |
| Physical Description | Pen and ink drawing. Size 258 x 194 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy of this item is available to view on the public computers at the record office. |
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