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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.
D5459/2/34/4
Former Reference
D5459/2/154
Title
The Bacchanalian's Prayer
Date
4 June 1801
Description
A drunk man, his stockings falling down and his wig askew, kneels on the floor. He faces left, his hands resting on a chair, next to which is a bottle, a glass and a pipe burning on the floor.
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
Pubd Jun 4th 1801 by R Ackermann No 101 Strand
Text begins:
'GENEROUS and exhilarating BACCHUS, pour down, I beseech thee, thy Nectar on a voluptous Worshipper ...'
Physical Description
Broadside with printed text and hand-coloured print. Size 435 x 246 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
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