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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.
D5459/1/34/4
Former Reference
D5459/1/137
Title
The Merry wives of Windsor : Mr Henderson as Falstaff
Date
Feb 1787
Description
Portrait of Henderson wearing red coat and breeches, a large ruff, leather gloves and boots and a black hat with a white feather. He has white hair and beard. In his left hand he holds a stick, and in his right a piece of paper. 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
"In Shakespears Comedy of the Merry Wives of Windsor
Fals / D'ye hear? Tell her I'll come. Act IV. Scene the last."
John Henderson (1747-1785) was originally turned down for Drury Lane in 1768, and went on to make his stage debut in Bath in 1772, where he became known as the Bath Roscius. In 1777 he was engaged by Colman for the Haymarket and in the same year began at Drury Lane. He played Falstaff at Covent Garden on 13 Nov 1784 and 1 Nov 1785 and drawings were made of him in this role by Rowlandson, amongst others.
Physical Description
Coloured drawing. Size 255 x 183 mm. Portrait.
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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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