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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/62 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/26 |
| Title | Volunteer Wit or Not Enough for a Prime |
| Date | 21 May 1808 |
| Description | A group of elderly volunteers in one of the City Militias sit around a table. They are all in uniform, wearing pigtail wigs. On the far left a man not in uniform says:
"Come - Gentlemen Volunteers - to the right and left - Charge if you please to the King".
At the end of the table, on the right, a man in uniform looks into his glass and replies:
"I should be happy to obey your Orders Colonel - but really your glasses are so small that d--n me if there's enough for a prime."
On the wall there is a poster giving instructions on how to get rich, and on the floor are pieces of paper marked 'A Penny Saved is a Penny Got' and 'Current Prices of Port'.
Available on CD 163. |
| 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 | 227
Woodward Del : Rowlandson scul
Pubd May 21 1808 by Thos Tegg 111 Cheapside
According to BM Sat 11136 the gothic furnishings of the room, with the arms of the City of London suggest that the dinner may be being held by the Lord Mayor John Ainsley (1807-8). |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 423 x 260 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 11136 |
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