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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
2 - Prints by Woodward (Dated) - 1785-1812
34 - [Prayers] - 1801-1802
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/2/34/10
Former Reference
D5459/2/147
Title
The Quack Doctor's Prayer
Date
[30 Jul 1801]
Description
A man in a black suit, powdered wig and white ruffled shirt kneels facing left. His hands are clasped and resting on a wooden box inscribed 'PATENT MEDICINES', and beneath a picture of a duck 'Quack, Quack, Quack.' On the left is a candelabra and on the right is a draped curtain.
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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 : Rowlandson Scul
Text begins:
'ILLUSTRIOUS shade of the renowned Doctor Rock, still continue, I beseech thee, to pour down thy Influence on the Endeavours of thy modern Representative, Doctor Botherem ... '
Date based on Grego.
Physical Description
Broadside with printed text and hand-coloured print. Size (whole sheet) 445 x 264 mm. Portrait.
Copies
A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material
See D5459/2/34 for imprint of the text
Publication Note
BM Sat 9794. Grego ii 31.
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