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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/1/9
Former Reference
D5459/1/52
Title
An Independant Cobler
Date
Mar 1784
Description
Cobbler in shirt-sleeves, red waistcoat and apron waves a hat with the motto 'FOX ' in his left hand. In his right hand he holds a foaming tankard and a dog is running around at his feet, mouth open. 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. : March 1784
Above the picture is the faint title in pencil: 'Symptoms of madness'.
The drawing probably refers to the fiercely contested Westminster election of 1784. Charles James Fox was one of the candidates.
Physical Description
Coloured drawing. Size 247 x 181 mm. Portrait.
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A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material
See D5459/1/10 for a supporter of William Pitt.
Term
Elections
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Black peoples
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