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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/38 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/114 |
| Title | An English Sailor at a French Eating House |
| Date | 30 May 1805 |
| Description | A scene in French eating house. On the right is an English tar, wearing striped trousers, cropped jacket and a round hat. He is standing up and leaning over the table. One hand is on the table, the other holds out a plate with some sort of meat on it. He is looking at a surprised looking waiter wearing a red cap and apron, who says:
"My Lor - Anglois - believe moi - dey be jollie petit patées - but if you like de Boeuf roté better dat is un aoutre chose."
The sailor replies :
"None of your jolly - pitty - pattys for me. If you patty me any more I'll pat your head you parley voo - I was born in a christian country - and like to eat whats wholesome - Shoes you call em do you - D--n me they are no more like shoes than I'm like a leg of mutton." On the far left is a table of French diners. Two are eating soup and the third is taking snuff.
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| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | Woodward Delint
Pubd May 30th 1805 by SW Fores No 50 Piccadilly
Folios of Caractures lent out for the Evening |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 385 x 260 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Term | Sailors |
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