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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/2/23/18
Former ReferenceD5459/3/109
TitleGrotesque Borders for Screens. Billiard Rooms. Dressing Rooms &c &c
Date[1799-1800]
DescriptionThe front cover of a collection of grotesque borders. A Lilliputian man and woman stand on pedestals either side of a banner giving the title and publication details (see notes). The banner is held aloft by cherubs, with a satyr-like face in the middle. Beneath the banner can be seen a scene in a pleasure garden with Lilliputian characters and figures at a masquerade. Above, and to the side of the banner are ghostly figures. Available on CD 162.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationTitle continues:
Forming a Caricature Assemblage of : Oddities. Whimsicalities & Extravaganzas!! : with appropriate Labels to the principal Figures : Etched by T Rowlandson. : From Original Sketches Invented & Designed by : G. M. Woodward : "Tis better to Laugh than to Cry" : Vide - an Old English Adage

London Published by R Ackermann 101 Strand

Date based on dates of published decorative borders.
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 482 x 344 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related MaterialSee subseries D5459/2/23 for other printed borders
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Grotesque Borders for Screens. Billiard Rooms. Dressing Rooms &c &c

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