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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/1/68
Former Reference	D5459/1/15
Title	[Gravedigger]
Date	[1780-1799]
Description	A gravedigger is frightened by a monster appearing on top of a tomb. The gravedigger, on the left, wears a blue coat, red neck scarf and round hat. In his left hand he holds a lantern and a spade has fallen from his right hand. A pick lies on the ground between his feet. The monster, sitting on a tomb on the right, is white, with a dog-like face, pointed teeth, yellow eyes and human ears. Its body is doubled-up and instead of arms it has small wings. It is night-time and the gravedigger's lantern shines with a yellow light. 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	Woodward drew a number of pictures of the supernatural, some of which were engraved by Richard Newton for the publisher Holland in the 1790s.
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 171 x 126 mm. Portrait.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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