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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/3/32 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/33 |
| Title | Refinement of Language |
| Date | [1 Oct 1812] |
| Description | Six scenes arranged in two rows, Each scene shows an occupation, but with a more 'refined' title.
Top row, from left to right:
A ragged match-seller is described as 'A Timber Merchant'.
A poultry seller is described as 'A Turkey merchant'. This title was actually used to describe a member of the Levant or Turkey Company.
A postboy, with his mailbag and bell, is described as 'A Man of Letters'.
Bottom row, from left to right:
A gravedigger, banking up the earth at the side of a grave is described as 'A Banker'.
A Jewish ragman, buying old clothes is described as 'A Merchant Taylor'.
A gardener, a spade in one hand, is described as 'Master of the Mint'.
Available on CD 165. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | 171
Woodward Del : Rowlandson Sc
Date based on BM Sat 11969 |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 379 x 250 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 11969 |
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