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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
2 - Prints by Woodward (Dated) - 1785-1812
25 - Symptoms of the Shop - 1 Mar 1801
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/2/25/14
Former Reference
D5459/2/110
Title
Symptoms of the Shop : Plate 12
Date
1 Mar 1801
Description
A publisher proposing to a stern woman. The publisher, standing on the left, is short and stout. He is standing with his arms out, looking up at the woman, and declares:
"Improv'd edition of all that's lovely, have compassion on me, - I own I am but plainly bound, neither am I gilt or letter'd, yet believe me my composition is good and though I cannot boast of Title, still I hope my frontispiece will not displease you - and I make no doubt that when hot press'd by you beauty, I shall raise form the sheets of Hymen a valuable unique not unworthy of a place in the Library of Love."
The woman, standing on the right, is taller than the publisher, and looks down at him disapprovingly, her hands in a very large fur muff.
Available on CD 162.
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Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Physical Description
Uncoloured print. Size 282 x 214 mm. Portrait.
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See D5459/2/24 for imprint
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