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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/2/15
Former ReferenceD5459/3/110
TitleEffects of Bankruptcy
Date 6 Oct 1799
DescriptionTwelve figures arranged over two rows react to the news of an acquaintance's bankruptcy. Their comments are written over their heads. Top row, left to right:
A hunched old man in tie wig and cocked hat says : "Done up"
A man in dressing-gown, slippers and cap, drops his cup and saucer and exclaims: "D--n it you don't say so"
A downcast man leans on his stick and says: "Farewell to my thousand pounds!"
A fat man, his wig askew, holds out his hands, with a copy of the 'Gazette' in one hand, and says: "Here's a pretty job."
A thin man, wearing glasses, holds a copy of the 'Gazette' to his face and says: "Surely I don't see clear!"
A Jew with a beard, wearing a long, full coat says: "Not so much as shix-pensh in de pound."

Bottom row, from left to right:
A man holding a piece of paper inscribed '200,00 hogsheads of sugar unsold' says: "I always suspected it."
A fat man, wearing a cap and apron says: "Dish'd - as sure as I am a cheese-monger."
A worried-looking man holds his hands in front of him and says: "Always thought him a monied man."
A surprised-looking man, facing right, exclaims: "You astonish me". This is in response to a man in a round hat, top-boots with spurs, and holding a whip, who asserts: "Known it three weeks."
A man with a perplexed expression holds out his arms. He holds his hat and cane in one hand and says: "Yet after all - who could have thought it." A small dog sits by his side.
Available on CD 160.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Engraver: Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationOct 6 1799 by R Ackermann 101 Strand

Woodward del : Etched by Rowlandson

The date may have been changed from 1796 to 1799.

Probably originally part of a series. The British Museum has other prints illustrating various 'Effects' (BM Sat 8541-8545)
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 390 x 305 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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