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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.	D5459/4/41
Former Reference	D5459/2/38
Title	The Learned A--S, or a Legal Construction of Rogues and Vagrants
Date	8 Jun 1817
Description	Two lawyers fight each other with umbrellas. On the right is a constable, with his crowned stick. Above the lawyers are the lines: 'Full often we're told and true it may be \| That two of a trade can never agree'. Available on CD 167.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	191 Pubd June 8 1817 by Thos Tegg 111 Cheapside According to BM Sat 12916 the scene refers to a fight between two lawyers, Adolphus and Andrews. They had been working together on a Police Act on Vagrants or Rogues and Vagabonds, but on the way out a comment made by Adolphus led Andrews to attack him.
Physical Description	Hand-coloured print. Size 420 x 270 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication Note	BM Sat 12916
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