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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/15/2 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/196 |
| Title | Sketch 3rd : A Jessamy |
| Date | Aug 1784 |
| Description | Portrait of a young man in top boots, a red coat with brass buttons and gold shoulder knots, pigtail queue and black cocked hat with cockade. He faces right and holds a quizzing glass in one hand and has a whip tucked under his arm. Available on CD 157. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | G M W delin : August 1784
According to Grose's 'A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, a Jessamy is 'A smart jemmy fellow, a fopling'.
In the printed version (BM Sat 7783) the character is wearing very similar clothes and is standing in a similar pose, although facing the other way. The preliminary drawing for the print was probably not the drawing at the DRO. |
| Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 255 x 203 mm. Portrait |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
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