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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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