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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/3/22
Former ReferenceD5459/3/11
TitleWonders! Wonders! Wonders!
Date[1 Aug 1809]
DescriptionTen figures arranged in two rows. All represent classes of people impossible to find in society. Top row, from left to right:
'A Modest Woman of Quality', 'A Primitive Bishop', 'A Real Maid of Five and Thirty', 'An Exciseman with a Conscience', 'An Author with a Second Suit of Cloaths'.
Bottom row, from left to right:
'A Great Man of Common Sense', 'A Woman who has continued three months a Widow', 'A Theatrical Hero of Modesty and Oeconomy', 'A Complete Honest Attorney', 'A Man of Talents, Wit and Learning possessed of a Thousand a Year'.

On the verso, part of a list of French/English vocabulary has been written in ink.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Engraver: Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information278

Woodward Del : Rowlandson Scul

London Pubd [...] by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside

Date based on BM Sat 11462. According to BM Sat the title is taken from the advertisements of the showman Katterfelto.
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 332 x 245 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication NoteBM Sat 11462
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Wonders! Wonders! Wonders!

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