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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/60 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/21 |
| Title | Long Faces : or the appearance of the National Assembly after the King's Escape |
| Date | [1791] |
| Description | On the right a man in a bag-wig, glasses and blue sash stands in a pulpit talking to the assembled representatives.
Below him are fifteen heads, all wearing powdered wigs. Some are looking up at the speaker, others are looking down; several have their eyes closed. There are also at least five heads lightly pencilled in. Available on CD 158. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | This dates from June 1791. The King and Queen escaped, planning to meet up with the Austrians at Montmédy. They were discovered near Varennes and returned to Paris on 26th June.
Woodward uses the device of long faces, often literally, drawing long faces on a number of occasions. The drawing was engraved by Richard Newton (BM Sup. Ser. 1948-2-14-998d) with some changes to the hair and expressions, but otherwise according to the drawing.
The date is based on the date of the King's escape. |
| Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 440 x 342 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
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