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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/53 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/61 |
| Title | The Modern Cerberus : found on the principles of Pythagores |
| Date | [1780-1789] |
| Description | A large cerberus, or many headed dog, sits with a large collar and chain. Its heads are, from right to left:
Burke, in a Jesuit collar and biretta; Fox, smiling, North, in profile. Behind the cerberus can be seen the jaws of hell, with tiny bodies falling into an inferno. Available on CD 158. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | BM Sat 6481 also shows Fox, North and Burke as a cerberus, but with a background referring to events in politics. |
| Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 274 x 204mm. Portrait. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | For other depictions of Fox, North and Burke see D5459/1/42 and D5459/1/48. For depictions of Fox see D5459/1/36 etc. |
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