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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.
D5459/2/58
Former Reference
D5459/3/80
Title
A Parental Letter
Date
14 Mar 1808
Description
A scruffy boy sits at a desk, surrounded by books and toys. In his hand he holds a letter from his father, in which his father writes: 'I hear you are coming on but very slow in your larning - for which you are an ass.' The boy shows the letter to an old woman standing next to him and says: "I say now Aunt Jenkins - beant this a pratty letter from Feather."
Available on CD 163.
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Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
Woodward delt
Pubd March 14th 1808 by SW Fores 50 Piccadilly
Physical Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 385 x 265 mm. Portrait.
Copies
A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication Note
BM Sat 11121
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