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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/86/4 |
Former Reference | D5459/1/76a |
Title | "How sweet in the woodlands" |
Date | [1800] |
Description | A Lilliputian hunting couple with bows and arrows and dogs. 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 | The verse above the couple reads "How sweet in the woodlands, with the fleet hound and horn, to awaken shrill echo, and taste the fresh morn." The lines are taken from a duet by Henry Harington (1727-1816)
The drawing was engraved as part of 'Grotesque Borders No 19', published by Ackermann on 1 Nov 1800. |
Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 107 x 100 mm. |
Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
Related Material | See D5459/2/23/16 for the corresponding printed border. |
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