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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 3 - Prints by Woodward (Undated) - [c. 1800-1815]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/3/1
Former Reference	D5459/3/3
Title	John Bull and his Friends Commemorating the Peace
Date	[Mar 1802]
Description	At the centre John Bull, wearing a bob-wig and in shirt-sleeves, dances and says: "That's right my lads - jig it away, Peace and Plenty." Around him various small animated figures, formed from food-stuffs with arms and legs, dance and play instruments. On the left a large joint of beef marked 'Sir Loin for ever' sits with a piece of paper in his hands marked 'Oh the Roast beef of Old England. On the far right dances a large sack of flour marked 'Genuine flour No adulteration'. Between them, from left to right are: 'Old Stout', 'The Best Wheaten Bread', 'Mutton 3d 1/2 per pound', 'Peace and Mealy Potatoes', 'Prime Hops and no Quashee', 'Excellent French Butter', 'Double Gloucester', 'Jamaican Rum', 'Old Port', and 'Coniac'. Available on CD 164.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Artist	Engraver: Roberts
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	Woodward delin : etch'd by Roberts Date based on BM Sat 9850. According to BM Sat the definitive treaty was signed on 25 Mar 1802 and arrived from Amiens on 29 Mar 1802. London was illuminated, the price of corn fell and the Chancellor announced repeal of income tax . Quassia is a drug obtained from the wood, bark and root of the south-American quasia tree and was meant to have been used instead of hops in brewing.
Physical Description	Hand-coloured print. Size 376 x 250 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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