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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/25/1
Former ReferenceD5459/1/81
TitleThe Ragged Lovers
DateMar 1785
DescriptionOn the left a red-haired man in threadbare clothes and a red cloak, holding his hat in his hand, kneels at the feet of a thin woman with a lined face standing on the right, wearing a pink dress and white cap and apron. 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 : March 1785

The following lines are written under the drawing:
"Lovely Nymph - assuage my anguish | At your feet - a Tender Swain | (vid Midas)"

This is the only drawing which does not bear the series title, but has been included because of the content, and because the dates coincide.
Physical DescriptionColoured drawing. Size 281 x 199 mm. Portrait
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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The Ragged Lovers

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