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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
  - 93 - [Pencil Drawings 1800-1809] - [1800-1809]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/1/93/11
Former Reference	D5459/1/159
Title	The Dismissal : or a scene altered from Shakespeare
Date	[1807]
Description	On the left George III points to the 'Catholic Bill' in Grenville's hand and says: "Read that, and then to breakfast with what appetite you may". Grenville replies: "Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness". Sheridan, on the right, adds: "This is the state of man: to-day he puts forth his tender leaves of hopes; to-morrow blossoms - the third day comes a frost, a killing frost." 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	The lines taken from Henry VIII, Act III, Scene II The drawing may possibly refer to Petition of Catholic emancipation of 1805, introduced in the Lords by William Wyndham Grenville (1759-1834), but was defeated in both Houses. It is more probably the Army bill of 1807, which intended to grant commissions to Catholics, as already happened in Ireland. The King rejected it and asked Grenville for written pledge that no more concessions would be demanded. It led to dissolution of parliament and of the end of the 'Ministry of All Talents'.
Physical Description	Pencil drawing with text in ink. Size 337 x 266 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	For depictions of Sheridan see D5459/1/48 etc. For more on Grenville see D5459/1/93/10. For more on Ireland see D5459/1/62 etc.
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