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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. |
| Level | 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. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
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