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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/15/2
Former ReferenceD5459/1/196
TitleSketch 3rd : A Jessamy
DateAug 1784
DescriptionPortrait of a young man in top boots, a red coat with brass buttons and gold shoulder knots, pigtail queue and black cocked hat with cockade. He faces right and holds a quizzing glass in one hand and has a whip tucked under his arm. Available on CD 157.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationG M W delin : August 1784

According to Grose's 'A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, a Jessamy is 'A smart jemmy fellow, a fopling'.

In the printed version (BM Sat 7783) the character is wearing very similar clothes and is standing in a similar pose, although facing the other way. The preliminary drawing for the print was probably not the drawing at the DRO.
Physical DescriptionColoured drawing. Size 255 x 203 mm. Portrait
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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Sketch 3rd : A Jessamy

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