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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.	D5459/1/34/9
Former Reference	D5459/1/115
Title	As You Like It : Mr King in the Character of Touchstone
Date	Mar 1787
Description	Portrait of King dressed in a red and white jester's costume, with red and white 'donkey's ears' on the hat. 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 "Touch / a poor virgin Sir, an ill favour'd thing Sir, but mine own; a poor humour of mine Sir, to take that that no man else will. Rich honesty dwells like a miser Sir, in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul oyster. Act V Scene V" Thomas King (1730-1805) first played Touchstone in the 1765-1766 season and as part of Garrick's Stratford jubilee in 1769 he marched as Touchstone in the Jubilee procession at Drury Lane. He played the part at Drury Lane on 18 Feb 1786 and on 7 Jun 1786.
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 266 x 206 mm. Portrait.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	See D5459/1/24 for more on King.
Publication Note	B.D.A., London Stage.
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