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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/42 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/62 |
| Title | A Negotiation for a Piece |
| Date | 1 Jan 1807 |
| Description | Two men discussing the merits of crim. con., watched by the woman in question. On the far right, a hunched old man in glasses says:
"As you can agree together - I think I am very good to take her off your hands at any rate. - You know Jack - I dont mind a few guineas one was or the other - but you really over-rate the article - it is completely forestalling: in short you'll entirely ruin the regular Markets."
A younger man, in a cravat and jean-de-brie coat says:
"I assure you my Lord - what I ask is extremely reasonable - for on the word of a Gemmen - if I chose to run the risk - I might make five times the money of her - in the crim-con line."
On the far left sits an attractive woman, in a low-cut dress. She says:
"I wish gentlemen you would come to some decision - it is terrible to be kept in this suspense."
Available on CD 163. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Engraver: Roberts |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | Woodward delin
London Pub Jany 1 1807 by T Tegg 111 Cheapside
Clearly a reissue of a Roberts print. BM Sat 9809 suggests it was originally published in 1801.
Crim. con. refers to the cases of husbands suing their wives' lovers for damages . |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 327 x 254 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | See D5459/2/57 for more on crim. con. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 9809 |
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