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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/97/1
Former ReferenceD5459/1/30
TitleBrusellicus : a Lilliputian Soldier
Date[c1780-1809]
DescriptionCaricature portrait of a Lilliputian soldier. He wears a bearskin hat with a skull-and-crossbones peak and carries a musket. He has two wooden legs, an arm missing and a bandage over one eye. Available on CD 159.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationText reads:
"Well may I be in the dumps | Since I have nothing left but stumps"
Physical DescriptionColoured drawing. Size 275x 184 mm. Portrait.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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