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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/25/3 |
Former Reference | D5459/2/99 |
Title | Symptoms of the Shop : Plate 2 |
Date | 1 Mar 1801 |
Description | A naval man addresses a modest young woman. The sailor, on the right, is wearing striped trousers, a cocked hat and a sword. He has his arms crossed and says to the woman: "Avast madam d'ye see I love plain sailing. I like your stern and your stern very well, but if you wish to impress me into your service - you must hoist up your canvas that I may have a full view of your upper works, - and if they pleas [sic] me, hay hap I may take a cruize with you. The woman, walking towards the right and looking back towards the sailor, is wearing a veil and has her hands in a muff. 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 |
Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 275 x 225 mm. Portrait. |
Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
Related Material | See D5459/2/24 for imprint |
Term | Sailors |
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