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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/34/17 |
| Former Reference | D5459/2/157 |
| Title | The Lottery Office Keeper's Prayer |
| Date | [1801] |
| Description | A man kneels on one knee, hands clasped, facing a painting on the left. The painting depicts a blind-folded Fortune, standing on a wheel. In one hand she holds a horn of plenty, from which pour coins. In the other hand she holds a piece of paper announcing 'PETER PUFFS Lucky Lottery Office.'
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| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Engraver: Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | Woodward Del : Etch'd by Rowlandson
Text begins:
'Kind and benignant FORTUNE! aid an Adventurer prostrate before thy shrine ... ' |
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| Physical Description | Broadside with printed text and hand-coloured print. Size 448x 270mm. 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 9803 |
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