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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
2 - Prints by Woodward (Dated) - 1785-1812
14 - Horse Accomplishments - 1 Aug 1799
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/2/14/6
Former Reference
D5459/2/93
Title
A Land Measurer!!
Date
1 Aug 1799
Description
A man clings on to a horse galloping from left to right. The man is wearing a cocked hat and his feet are out of the stirrups. He remarks:
"Here's your acres, roods and perches! They won't catch me at this work again in a hurry!"
On the right, a figure in the background waves his hat at the horse and its rider. Available on CD 160.
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Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
Horse Accomplishments : Sketch 11
Physical Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 320 x 250 mm.
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A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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See D5459/2/14 for imprint
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