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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/34/13 |
Former Reference | D5459/2/156 |
Title | The Actress' Prayer |
Date | 10 Aug 1801 |
Description | A young woman kneels, facing an armchair on the right. Her right leg is bent and her left foot forward, and she holds out her hands in a dramatic pose. She wears ostrich feathers in her hair. Available on CD 162. |
Level | Item |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
Further Information | WOODWARD DEL : ROWLANDSON SCUL
Pubd Feb 10 1801 by R Ackermann No 101 Strand
Text begins: 'Hear me Dramatic Sisters, gay THALIA, and sublime MELPOMONE, be Guardians to your supplicant, and aid her in her profession ... ' |
Physical Description | Broadside with printed text and hand-coloured print. Size 436 x 262 mm. Portrait. |
Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
Related Material | See D5459/2/34/10 for imprint of the text |
Publication Note | BM Sat 9797 |
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