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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/3/2 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/34 |
| Title | The Wise Schoolmaster |
| Date | 1 Mar 1792 |
| Description | The design is contained within a circle. An interior scene of a sparsely furnished room with plaster coming off the walls. On the left the schoolmaster, an old man wearing a bob wig and cocked hat, coat, striped waistcoat and buckled shoes, sits on a chair, his hands on his knees. On the right the pupil, a young boy wearing a suit and sash, points to a book he is holding. Available on CD 160. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | Design'd by G.M. Woodward
London Published March 1st 1792 by S.W. Fores No 3 Piccadilly
The dialogue beneath the design reads:
"I don't know what this is Sir_Not know what that is!_why you little stupid Blockhead I have a great mind never to larn you to spell again_but however skip and go on." |
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| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print Size 303 x 235 mm. Portrait. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 8221 |
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