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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
86 - [Drawings for Decorative Borders] - [1800]
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/1/86/5
Former Reference
D5459/1/76b
Title
[Two women, one in a ball gown]
Date
[1800]
Description
A woman in a white empire-line dress, talking to another woman in a full court dress and feathers. 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 dialogue reads:
"You look very striking in your full dress"
"That is better than no dress at all - Ma'am"
The drawing was engraved as part of 'Grotesque Borders No 19', published by Ackermann on 1 Nov 1800.
Physical Description
Coloured drawing. Size 104 x 102 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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