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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/1/6
Former Reference
D5459/1/98
Title
Soup Shop Politicians
Date
30 Aug 1783
Description
A scene in a soup shop. A banner across the top reads:
'Portable Soup for Home Consumption'
There a people seated in booths around the room. Seated on a bench on the left is a man reading a newspaper, whilst another man, wearing a brown coat and black hat and standing up looks towards a hatch on the right with the sign 'Coffee, Tea, Chocolate' across the top and two women inside, one large and old, the other, younger woman is talking to a man in military dress.
In the foreground are two men in bag-wigs conversing, and a man holding a crutch, whose foot is being stepped on by one of two waiters carrying soup tureens. Available on CD 157.
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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 W Delin : August 30th 1783
Physical Description
Coloured drawing. Size 283 x 231 mm.
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A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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