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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/68 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/15 |
| Title | [Gravedigger] |
| Date | [1780-1799] |
| Description | A gravedigger is frightened by a monster appearing on top of a tomb. The gravedigger, on the left, wears a blue coat, red neck scarf and round hat. In his left hand he holds a lantern and a spade has fallen from his right hand. A pick lies on the ground between his feet. The monster, sitting on a tomb on the right, is white, with a dog-like face, pointed teeth, yellow eyes and human ears. Its body is doubled-up and instead of arms it has small wings. It is night-time and the gravedigger's lantern shines with a yellow light. 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 | Woodward drew a number of pictures of the supernatural, some of which were engraved by Richard Newton for the publisher Holland in the 1790s. |
| Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 171 x 126 mm. Portrait. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
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