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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
2 - Prints by Woodward (Dated) - 1785-1812
23 - [Decorative Borders] - 1799-1800
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/2/23/18
Former Reference
D5459/3/109
Title
Grotesque Borders for Screens. Billiard Rooms. Dressing Rooms &c &c
Date
[1799-1800]
Description
The 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.
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
Title 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 Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 482 x 344 mm.
Copies
A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material
See subseries D5459/2/23 for other printed borders
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