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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/85
Former ReferenceD5459/1/14
Title[Young man with a walking stick]
Date[1790-1799]
DescriptionPortrait of a young man, walking left to right, wearing buckled shoes, tattered breeches, a blue coat and what appears to be a bicorn hat with cockade. He has his eyes closed and his carrying a large stick under his right arm. Available on CD 158.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationThe drawing was the basis for the engraving of a 'Buck' in the series 'Gradation from a Greenhorn to a Blood' (BM Sat 7787, published by Holland in 1790). In the print he is wearing a round hat and carrying a smaller stick.
Physical DescriptionColoured drawing. Size 298 x 230 mm. Portrait.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related MaterialSee D5459/1/15/6 for the drawing titled 'A Buck'.
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