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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/34/25 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/112 |
| Title | Timon of Athens : Mr Barry as Timon |
| Date | Mar 1787 |
| Description | Portrait of Barry wearing a large hat, possibly made of fur, a leopard-skin cape and shoes. He rests his left arm on a spade. 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
"Timon / Then be abhor'd - all feasts, societies and throngs of men."
Spranger Barry (1717-1777) was born in Dublin, where he made his debut in 1744 at the Smock Alley Theatre, where he was playing alongside Garrick. He moved to Drury Lane in 1746, but there was intense rivalry between him and Garrick, and in 1750 he moved to Covent Garden.
Although he died in 1777 a print of him playing Timon was published in Bell's edition of Shakespeare in 1776, and another print of him in the same role was published in 1780. |
| Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 261 x 203 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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