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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.	D5459/1/80
Former Reference	D5459/1/93
Title	The Suspicious Porter
Date	[1780-1799]
Description	On the left a thin man bows, facing right. He wears a coat with cut-away tails a wig with a long queue and large milk-churn boots. A greyhound and another small dog stand behind him. Standing in the doorway on the right is a porter in a pink livery with his hands in his pockets. A small dog is standing behind him. On the verso is a pencil sketch of a poodle. Available on CD 158.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	The man on the left is wearing the long 'queue' and the huge milk churn boots, traditionally associated with French. His thinness and the thinness of the dogs may also indicate his being French.
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 288 x 213 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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