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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
3 - Prints by Woodward (Undated) - [c. 1800-1815]
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/3/31
Former Reference
D5459/2/40
Title
An Irish Pilot
Date
[Aug 1812]
Description
A scene on board ship. An Irish sailor at the helm is addressed by a captain holding a telescope, who says: "Now en't you a pretty fellow for a Pilot - to see land and not know where we are!"
The Irish pilot replies:
"Och my dear jewel! Only shew me the Old Head of Kinsale and I'll tell you where we are to an inch!"
Available on CD 165.
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
175
No 111 Cheapside
Date based on Walpole 812.8.0.1
There are no copies of this print signed by Woodward, attribution is based on the very great similarity between this and D5459/2/47.
Physical Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 418 x 270 mm.
Copies
A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication Note
BM Sat 11977
Term
Sailors
Image
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