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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/34/11 |
| Former Reference | D5459/2/153 |
| Title | The Female Gambler's Prayer |
| Date | 1 Aug 1801 |
| Description | A large woman kneels, facing a chair on the left. She is wearing a lot of jewellery, and has large ostrich feathers in her loose, curled hair.
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 |
| Further Information | Woodward Del : Rowlandson Scul
Pubd August 1st 1801 by R Ackermann No 101 Strand
Text begins:
'ENCHANTING PHARAO, thee I address, with a heart teeming with gratitude for all the favors showered on they ardent worshipper ... '
BM Sat 9796 explains that in a case brought to the King's Bench in 1796, Lord Kenyon lamented to prevalence of gambling, and said he would send to Pillory any one of any class convicted of gaming, to set an example 'though they should be the first ladies in the land'. In 1797 fines were imposed on ladies reported playing faro at Lady Buckingham's house.
Imprint of the text: SPRAGG, PRINTER, 27, BOW-STREET, COVENT GARDEN |
| Physical Description | Broadside with printed text and hand-coloured print. Size 445 x 266 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 textSee D5459/1/88/1 for a preparatory drawing. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 9796 |
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