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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/23/5 |
Former Reference | D5459/2/165 |
Title | Borders for Rooms & Halls : No 9 |
Date | 20 Jun 1799 |
Description | Three strips, arranged in rows. All the figures are Lilliputian caricatures.
Row 1. 'A Pygmy Cat Hunt' A 'cit' on horseback with two dogs. A cit's wife having just fallen off a horse. A man on a horse looking up the woman's skirt. A clergyman riding a pig., referring to the tithe pig. A man in hunting gear jumping a fence. A dandy in a round hat and neck scarf chasing a cat with a rat it in its mouth.
Row 2. A man jumping a stile, with his hat and wig falling off. An apothecary on horseback. A chimney sweep riding on a mule. A Welshman riding on a goat. A tailor riding a striped hat riding a goose. An elegant woman riding side-saddle.
Row 3. A small boy and a gingerbread seller. A monkey preparing to shave a cat. A monkey-watchman escorting a cat-woman. A hunter mistaking a duck for a pheasant. Available on CD 161. |
Level | Item |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
Further Information | Woodward del : Etched by Rowlandson Pubd June 20 1799 at Akermans Gallery No 101 Strand |
Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 495 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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