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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.	D5459/2/73
Former Reference	D5459/2/57
Title	A Tale of Terror!!
Date	10 Jan 1812
Description	A group of men and women sit around, listening to a man tell a horror story. The men have all got short unpowdered hair, and the women all wear mobcaps and shawls. A man explains to a woman that the story refers to the Devil. On the far right a man and a woman have fallen on the floor, and only their legs are visible. The woman cries "Oh Mr Thompson, Mr Thompson you have killed the child, Billy my dear where are you. " The child grabs her leg and replies "Here I am Mammy". Available on CD 164.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Artist	Engraver: Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	115 Woodward del : Cruikshank sc London Published 10 Janry 1812 by Thomas Tegg Cheapside Dialogue in image not transcribed.
Physical Description	Hand-coloured print. Size 422 x 260 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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