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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
25 - Symptoms of Love - 1785
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/1/25/5
Former Reference
D5459/1/193
Title
The Bashful Lovers
Date
5 Jul 1785
Description
A young couple, seated on chairs, look shyly at each other. The young man, on the right and facing the spectator, is holding a hat and wears a powdered wig, red coat, black breeches and shoes with buckles. A dog sits next to his chair and looks up at him. The young woman, facing slightly to the left, wears a pale-coloured gown with ruffles on the bodice, a large black hat with lace fringe, and has a fan in her hand. Available on CD 157.
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Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
Symptoms of Love sketch the 6th
G.M. Woodward Delin. : July, 5th, 1785.
The following lines are written under the drawing:
"My love he was a bashful boy | And I a simple girl to see | Yet I was Jemmy's only joy | And Jemmy was the lad for me.
Comic Opera of Fontainebleu"
Physical Description
Coloured drawing. Size 279 x 188 mm. Portrait.
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