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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.
D5459/2/23/6
Former Reference
D5459/2/128
Title
Borders for Rooms & Halls : No 11
Date
1 Jul 1799
Description
Three strips arranged in rows. All figures are Lilliputian caricatures.
Row 1. 'A Lilliputian Ridotto'
Two men, one with a green beard disguised as a fishmonger.
A yokel, called Mr. Baconface, talks to a pretty woman,
A magician talks to a fat harlequin.
A plain woman being admired by a masked man, who describes her a "walking rush light".
Row 2.
The devil and a lawyer talk to a clergyman.
A woman with a shepherd's crook talks to a volunteer in uniform.
A real sailor talks to a man dressed up as a sailor.
Row 3.
Two tailors on horseback ride through a turnpike without paying.
A 'dismounted cavalry' ride on a cart pulled by tiny horses.
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 Delin : Rowlandson sculp
London Pub Jul 1 1799 at Ackermanns 101 Strand
Physical Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 495 x 345 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
Term
Sailors
Image
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