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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 2 - Prints by Woodward (Dated) - 1785-1812

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/2/1
Title	[The Night Constable]
Date	[10 Jul 1785]
Description	Circular design. An interior scene. On the left stands a fierce-looking night watchman holding a stick in one hand and a broken lantern in the other. To the right of him is a young, fashionably dressed, man also holding a long stick. They are addressing a constable seated in an armchair on the right. He is elderly, wearing glasses, and leans forward, his hands on his knees. A dog sleeps on the floor by the side of his chair. Between them a clerk sits at a desk writing in a large book with a quill. A map is pinned to the wall above the clerk's head, and a fire burns in the grate behind the constable.
Extent	2 prints
Level	SubSeries
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	Both prints have been cropped. A copy in the British Museum (BM Sat 6879) has the imprint: 'Publish'd as the Act directs July.10. 1785 by G. M. Woodward No 28 Carey Street Lincolns Inn London.' It has also has a short verse printed under the design. According to BM Sat, the scene takes place in a watchhouse and the map on the wall is of the parish, with the watchman's route.
Publication Note	BM Sat 6879

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