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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
100 - [Characters Caricatured] - [c1780-1809]
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/1/100/1
Former Reference
D5459/1/17
Title
[An Old Huncks and his Housekeeper]
Date
[c1780-1809]
Description
Full length caricature portrait of a man and his housekeeper looking at a caricature of themselves. The man, standing on the left, is holding the picture in his left hand and squinting to see it. He is wearing dark breeches and coat, a bob wig and three-cornered hat. His housekeeper is looking at the outstretched picture the picture, with her face in half-profile. She wears a white and yellow striped dress and mob cap and is holding a fan.
The title of the caricature they are looking at is 'An Old Huncks & his Housekeeper'. The dialogue, in speech bubbles, is as follows:
"O Mrs Jones! - Mrs Jones! What will become of us - they have put us in the print shops. - I shall never be able to shew my face upon change again. - "An Old Huncks and his Housekeeper! - did you ever hear the like?"
The housekeeper replies:
"To be sure Mr Squeezeem it is very like you - but you see they find a difficulty in catching my grace and manner."
Available on CD 159.
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Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
Woodward Delin.
The title is taken from title of caricature held by the man.
Physical Description
Coloured drawing. Size 237 x 236mm.
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