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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
25 - Symptoms of Love - 1785
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/1/25/2
Former Reference
D5459/1/80
Title
The Lame Lovers
Date
9 Jun 1785
Description
On the left a man with a wooden leg, large walking stick and bandage over one eye smiles at a woman on the right in a long red dress, who is holding an ear trumpet up to her ear. She also has a wooden leg and is holding a cane in her left hand. Available on CD 157.
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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
Symptoms of Love. Sketch the 2nd.
G M Woodward delin. : June 9th 1785
The following lines are written under the drawing:
"Towards Church I observ'd her eye squint | Certain proof that she meant to be kind | So I quickly improv'd on the hint
And I silently told her my mind. | Burlesque Pastoral in the Wits magazine"
Physical Description
Coloured drawing. Size 288 x 209 mm. Portrait.
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