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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 4 - Unattributed prints and prints by other artists - 1789-c.1840

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/4/15
Former Reference	D5459/3/70
Title	A Scotch Sarcophagus
Date	28 Apr 1805
Description	Two Scotsmen, in kilts, stand either side of a funerary monument. The man on the left weeps into a handkerchief, the man on the right is taking snuff. The monument is decorated with two cherubs' heads wearing Scottish bonnets and and two grinning demons. Beneath the exhortation 'Stop Travellers and Read' is the inscription, which begins: 'WITHIN THIS \| SARCOPHAGUS \| composed of Scotch pebbles \| are deposited the political remains of \| JOHNNY MAC-CREE \| and his faithful servant \| John Trot [...]' The inscription goes on to mention the 'Tenth Report', i.e. that of the Naval Enquiry; 'Catamaran Explosion' referring to the unsuccessful use of exploding catamarans in a naval expedition of 1804. The penultimate line of the inscription reads: 'They took their departure on Monday April 8th 1805'; this refers to the day when Whitbread presented his findings to Parliament. Available on CD 166.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	Pubd 28th April 1805 by T Rowlandson Adelphi Abbreviated version of text transcribed.
Physical Description	Hand-coloured print. Size 360 x 266 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	See D5459/1/93/4 for more on the Naval Enquiry.
Publication Note	BM Sat 10394
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