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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/93/37 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/178 |
| Title | […] Ministry or The New Paymasters First Levee |
| Date | [1800-1809] |
| Description | Richard Brinsley Sheridan stands surrounded by creditors. A smiling tradesmen in an apron says:
"I knew we should be paid at last - nothing like patience."
Another, in reference to a lengthy bill he is scrutinising, says: "It is very long to be sure. I am almost ashamed to give it in, but it has been a long while standing."
A man holding a piece of paper says to Sheridan:
"I hear you Honor is made Pay Master. I have therefore brought in a small Bill of Fifty pounds, for Thunder and Lightning."
Sheridan replies:
"I tell you good people - 'tis no such thing - its all a Hoax depend upon it."
A kneeling woman says:
"What a happy thing it is he was not made Receiver General", while a smiling man next to her comments:
"What a happy day!"
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 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) was Treasurer of the Navy under the 'Ministry of all Talents', but this drawing might well refer to the incident in the 1806 by-election at Westminster, in which he stood as Fox's successor, where he was attacked by creditors. |
| Physical Description | Pencil drawing with text in ink. Size 330 x 267 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | For depictions of Sheridan see D5459/1/48 etc. |
| Term | Elections |
| Image | ![[…] Ministry or The New Paymasters First Levee](GetImage.ashx?db=Catalog&fname=D5459-1-93-37.jpg&type=RecordThumbnail)
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