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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
15 - Gradation from a Greenhorn to a Blood - Aug 1784
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/1/15/7
Former Reference
D5459/1/197b
Title
Sketch 8th : A Blood
Date
Aug 1784
Description
Portrait of a man wearing top boots, breeches with the pockets turned out, a spotted waistcoat, a red coat and black cocked hat. He is in leg irons and has his hands behind his back and a patch across his nose. Available on CD 157.
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
G M W delin. : August 1784
According to Grose, a Blood is 'A riotous disorderly fellow.'
The figure in the printed version (BM Sat 7788) appears younger, and wears a patch under his eye, not on his nose. There are some differences to his clothes but the pose is almost identical.
Physical Description
Coloured drawing. Size 257 x 193 mm. Portrait.
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A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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