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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/15/7 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/197b |
| Title | Sketch 8th : A Blood |
| Date | Aug 1784 |
| Description | Portrait of a man wearing top boots, breeches with the pockets turned out, a spotted waistcoat, a red coat and black cocked hat. He is in leg irons and has his hands behind his back and a patch across his nose. Available on CD 157. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | G M W delin. : August 1784
According to Grose, a Blood is 'A riotous disorderly fellow.'
The figure in the printed version (BM Sat 7788) appears younger, and wears a patch under his eye, not on his nose. There are some differences to his clothes but the pose is almost identical. |
| Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 257 x 193 mm. Portrait. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
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