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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/15/7
Former ReferenceD5459/1/197b
TitleSketch 8th : A Blood
DateAug 1784
DescriptionPortrait 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.
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RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationG 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.
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Physical DescriptionColoured drawing. Size 257 x 193 mm. Portrait.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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Sketch 8th : A Blood

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