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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/1/48
Former Reference	D5459/1/86
Title	Master Charley's Downfall
Date	[1780-1789]
Description	The politicians Sheridan, Burke and Fox seated on a horse with North's head. Burke is wearing Jesuit dress and Sheridan has a copy of his play 'A School for Scandal' poking out of his pocket. Fox sits in front and holds a whip in his left hand, while North walks down into a ravine. Available on CD 158.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	This drawing refers to the Fox - North coalition of 1783. There was great surprise at Charles James Fox (1749-1806) taking up with Lord North (1732-1792) in the 1783 coalition, after Fox's constant criticism of North's handling of the American War. Although Fox had been hostile to North, he was even less inclined to enter into a coalition with Shelburne who, although as a Whig reformer was politically closer to Fox, had been acting as a wrecker on behalf of George III.
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 265 x 173 mm. Portrait.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	For other depictions of Fox, North and Burke see D5459/1/42 and D5459/1/53. For depictions of Fox see D5459/1/36 etc. See D5459/1/93/9, D5459/1/93/11, D5459/1/93/37 for more depictions of Sheridan.
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