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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 2 - Prints by Woodward (Dated) - 1785-1812

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/2/71
Former Reference	D5459/2/83
Title	Practical Education
Date	Apr 1810
Description	Six pairs of figures, arranged in two rows. They depict people asking professionals for advice. Top row, from left to right: A young man asks a Scot for help with elocution. The text is damaged here, but in a copy at the Philadelphia Museum of Art it reads: "You mun know Sir I have an idera of being made a member of Parlymint, so I wants to larn a little Horatry". A young boy in military uniform and a giant cocked hat asks a soldier for help before taking command of a company. A vicar gives advice to a new vicar on what to wear in the pulpit. Bottom row, left to right: An Irish lawyer offers advice to a young man soon to be called to the bar. A London doctor offers help to a country apothecary. A yokel informs a sophisticated man that he would like to be a butcher, or "somat genteel". Available on CD 163.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	TEGG'S CARICATURES No 5 Woodward delt Pubd April 1810 by Ts Tegg 111 Cheapside Dialogue in image not transcribed.
Physical Description	Hand-coloured print. Size 415 x 251 mm.
Copies	A copy is held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, https://www.philamuseum.org/collection/object/190124
Publication Note	BM Sat 11617
Image
Archivist Note	Amended to include text from damaged section. Mark Smith, Corporate Records Manager, 4 Apr 2022.

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