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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. |
| 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 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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