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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.
D5459/4/18
Former Reference
D5459/2/84
Title
A Catalanian Attack on a Chance-Seller
Date
1 Dec 1807
Description
The Italian singer Catalani [Angelica Catalani, 1780-1849], depicted here as a cat, attacks the Chancellor Eldon. The cat, wearing a dress and feathers, has knocked the Chancellor's wig off. She sits on his shoulder, scratching his face, and says:
"You would not give five shillings to hear me sing would not you! You unfeeling being! - But I'll make you suffer for it."
Eldon, holding up his hands, cries:
"Who will rid me of this Termagant?"
He is surrounded by six barristers all in wigs. Some look shocked, others pleased.
Available on CD 166.
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Williams
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
London Pubd Decem 1 1807 by Thos Tegg 111 Cheapside
Attribution based on BM Sat 10919
The Italian opera singer Angelica Catalini gave her first performance in England in December 1806.
Physical Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 420 x 270 mm.
Copies
A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication Note
BM Sat 10919
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