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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 4 - Unattributed prints and prints by other artists - 1789-c.1840

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/4/30
Former Reference	D5459/2/65
Title	A Sale of English Beauties in the East Indies
Date	[10 May 1811]
Description	A consignment of courtesans in unloaded in a foreign port. They are measured and examined by a mixture of men in turbans and Englishmen. Unsuitable candidates are shown in to a building on the right marked: 'WAREHOUSE FOR UNSALIABLE GOODS FROM EUROPE NB To be returned by the next ship'. On the left an auctioneer, holding his hammer, stands on a box. Available on CD 166.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Engraver: Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827)
Artist	Engraver: Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	74 (No imprint) Date, attribution and publisher based on Walpole 811.5.10.1.1 The print is based Gillray's 'A Sale of English Beauties' (BM Sat 7014). This was an attack on the morals of the English in India, possibly connected to proceedings against Warren Hastings of the East India Company. The auctioneer is possibly intended to be Christie.
Physical Description	Hand-coloured print. Size 425 x 270 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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