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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/37/2 |
| Former Reference | D5459/2/118 |
| Title | A Sudden Thought |
| Date | 1 Jan 1804 |
| Description | Interior scene, possibly in a tavern. A young fashionably dressed man stands in a pose of dramatic surprise, his arms outstretched. On the floor in front of him is a broken decanter and a puddle of wine. On the right stand two surprised looking waiters, one pointing to the mess on the floor, the other holding a punch-bowl. Seated at a table on the right is an amused man, a glass and decanter on the table in front of him. On the wall is an ornate mirror.
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| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Engraver: [Williams] |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | G M Woodward delt : C Lamb Sculpt
Specimens of Dramatic Phrenzy : Plate 2.
Pubd Januy 1st 1804 by SW Fores No 50 Piccadilly corner of Sackville Street
Verse reads:
"Like dire Macbeth - with sudden glare and start, | Young Vapid studious o'er the Tyrants part, | Like a stuck pig he stares and - trembling stands, | Down falls the bottle and glass from his hands,
Th' affrighted Waiter saw his tackle broke, | While thus his attitude - and thus he spoke | "thou canst not say I did it bloody Banquo? | Yes cried the Waiter "by my soul I can though." |
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| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 410 x 320 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 10325 |
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