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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/63
TitleCharacters in the Country
Date[1799]
DescriptionThree preparatory drawings for prints illustrating various typical country characters.
Extent3 items
LevelSubSeries
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationThe drawings were engraved by Rowlandson and published by Ackermann in September 1799, as part of the series 'Country Characters'. They were unchanged except for the addition of speech bubbles.
The assigned dates are based on the year of publication of the related prints.
Publication NotePrinted versions are held at the Lewis Walpole Library.
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