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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/101/2
Former ReferenceD5459/1/72/2
Title[Chapter XI Description of a Modern Magistrate]
Date[c1780-1809]
DescriptionThe scene takes place in a crowded room. In the centre Greaves, wearing black armour, talks to his companion, the attorney Tom Clarke, a young man with dark hair, wearing top boots and a black coat. Standing in the doorway on the left are Greaves' squire Crabshaw, a short squat man with a red nose, hung about with belts, and holding a staff, and Captain Crowe, in a blue coat and black cocked hat. Behind them can be seen two figures. At the table, on the right, sits Justice Gobble. He is wearing a blue suit, red cap, glasses and very haughty expression. Next to him sits his wife, wearing a mobcap. There is a third man sat at the table and in the corner stand a number of men holding wooden staffs. Available on CD 159.
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RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationGreaves goes to confront the magistrate who has had him put in jail.
"When they arrived at the justice's house, they were detained for some time in the passage; then a voice was heard, commanding the constable to bring in the prisoners, and they were introduced to the hall of audience, where Mr. Gobble sat in judgment, with a crimson velvet night-cap on his head; and on his right hand appeared his lady, puffed up with the pride and insolence of her husband's office, fat, frouzy, and not over-clean, well stricken in years, without the least vestige of an agreeable feature, having a rubicund nose, ferret eyes, and imperious aspect."
Physical DescriptionColoured drawing. Size 147 x 93mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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