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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
  - 3 - [Drawings for 'Viewing a New Recruit'] - 1782

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/1/3/2
Former Reference	D5459/1/65
Title	Viewing a New Recruit
Date	Jul 1782
Description	An army officer (left) examines a tall, thin, bedraggled new recruit. The officer holds a pike and has his right hand resting on his hip, pushing back his coat and making his sash visible. The collar of his coat is black and the cuffs and lapels are dark blue. His black hat has a cockade, but no red feathers. A dog is standing next to the pike. A two-storey house with gabled roof is visible in the background, between the two figures, and behind the new recruit, two trees are visible in the distance. 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 : July 1782
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 218 x 174 mm. Portrait.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	See also D5459/1/3/1 and D5459/1/3/3.
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