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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/93/39 |
| Former Reference | D5459/1/155 |
| Title | Political Smokers |
| Date | [1800-1809] |
| Description | Three sketchily drawn characters sit smoking pipes.
The most visible of the figures, in the centre, comments:
"So sir - we are to have an eleventh report - I understand."
The figure on the left replies:
"So I am informd Sir - when I become visible I'll enter more fully upon the subject"
The figure on the right adds:
"I thought they would continue to smoke 'em."
Available on CD 159. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | According to Grose's 'Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue', to smoke also means to observe, or to suspect
The drawing may refer to the tenth report of the Naval Enquiry of 1805. |
| Physical Description | Pencil drawing with text in ink. Size 333 x 263 mm. Portrait. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | See D5459/1/93/4 and D5459/1/93/8 for more on the Naval Enquiry. |
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