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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/3/20/9
Former ReferenceD5459/2/28
Title[Squatting plump on an unsuspected cat in your chair]
Date[1808]
DescriptionA young man in hessian boots and a jean-de-brie coat leaps out of chair on which is sat a hissing a cat. A young woman lifts up her hands in shock, a small boy falls backwards on to the floor and an old man looks up from his book.
Available on CD 164.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Engraver: Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information237

Miseries of Human Life

Woodward del : Cruikshank sc

Title is taken from text beneath the image.
Date based on BM Sat 11150
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 420 x 270 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication NoteBM Sat 11150
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[Squatting plump on an unsuspected cat in your chair]

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