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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/2/10
Former ReferenceD5459/3/37
TitleAn Industrious Man
Date6 Jan 1798
DescriptionOn the right, a drunk and dishevelled-looking man wearing a cocked hat and tie-wig, stands with one hand in his pocket, the other out-stretched and says:
"Here I am - I hate to be idle. I have been spinning out the evening."
He addresses a stout, well-dressed man on the left, standing with his hands behind his back, who replies:
"So I perceive - and now you are Reeling it home".
Available on CD 160.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationWoodward del : Cruikshank s

London pubd by S W Fores No 50 Piccadilly. Janry.6.1798.

NB Folios of Caricatures Lent
Physical DescriptionUncoloured print. Size 334 x 237 mm. Portrait.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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An Industrious Man

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