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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.
D5459/2/23/5
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.
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See subseries D5459/2/23 for other printed borders
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