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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
4 - Unattributed prints and prints by other artists - 1789-c.1840
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/4/1
Former Reference
D5459/2/143
Title
Elopement from Nottingham a la Militaire!
Date
Dec 1789
Description
A soldier and a woman sit on a horse riding from right to left. The soldier has a sword in his right hand and has his left hand around the waist of the woman. Behind them, on the left, is a milestone on which is written: 'LONDON 124 MILES'. On the right of the picture, in the background, can be seen Nottingham and the castle on the hill.
Available on CD 166.
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
H.W.
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
London Pub: by W. Holland No 50 Oxford Street Decr 1789
In Hollands Exhibition Rooms may be seen the largest Collection of Humorous Prints in Europe Admittance 1 shilling
Physical Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 401 x 280 mm.
Copies
A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication Note
BM Sat 7595
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