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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 2 - Prints by Woodward (Dated) - 1785-1812

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/2/36
Former Reference	D5459/3/16
Title	Symptoms of Marching - Quick Time
Date	24 Oct 1803
Description	Two soldiers in uniform, with bundles on sticks over their soldiers, walk from left to right, past a country tavern. On the right is a milestone marked 'XXI MILES'. A yokel and a large man in a wig look at the soldiers through the window of the tavern. On the wall are pasted various notices. One reads 'TWENTY GUINEAS REWARD Whereas Two Cowardly Paltroon in Red Jackets hearing of the Enemys Landing have deserted from the Cmpay. of [...] Volunteers [...] four feet and a half high sheep faced by trade a taylor, the other four feet three inches, cast in his eyes by trade a pinmaker [...] Matthew Ferret Secty.' Beneath that is a poster advertising: 'Cudgel Play for a New Hat'. The soldier on the left looks back at the tavern, the one on the right says: "Keep on Jack - we have no time to read handbills." Available on CD 162.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Artist	Engraver: [Williams]
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	Woodward delt, Pubd Octr 24th 1803 by SW Fores 50 Piccadilly Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening Maker information from BM Sat. This was one of many prints relating to the threat of invasion, published after war broke out in May 1803.
Physical Description	Hand-coloured print. Size 384 x 260 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication Note	BM Sat 10116
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