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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/25/2 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/80 |
| Title | The Lame Lovers |
| Date | 9 Jun 1785 |
| Description | On the left a man with a wooden leg, large walking stick and bandage over one eye smiles at a woman on the right in a long red dress, who is holding an ear trumpet up to her ear. She also has a wooden leg and is holding a cane in her left hand. 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 | Symptoms of Love. Sketch the 2nd.
G M Woodward delin. : June 9th 1785
The following lines are written under the drawing:
"Towards Church I observ'd her eye squint | Certain proof that she meant to be kind | So I quickly improv'd on the hint
And I silently told her my mind. | Burlesque Pastoral in the Wits magazine" |
| Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 288 x 209 mm. Portrait. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
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