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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/67
Former ReferenceD5459/1/195
TitleThe Distress'd Curate
Date[1780-1799]
DescriptionAn interior scene. A fat parson, wearing a bob-wig sits, in profile, listening to the thin curate plead his case. Available on CD 158.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationUnderneath the drawing is written:
"The parson fat with tithes in kind | Is not to charity inclin'd
Poor curate pleads his wants in vain | With empty purse returns again."
Physical DescriptionColoured drawing. Size 308 x 234 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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