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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 2 - Prints by Woodward (Dated) - 1785-1812
  - 37 - Specimens of Dramatic Phrensy - 1 Jan 1804

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/2/37/2
Former Reference	D5459/2/118
Title	A Sudden Thought
Date	1 Jan 1804
Description	Interior scene, possibly in a tavern. A young fashionably dressed man stands in a pose of dramatic surprise, his arms outstretched. On the floor in front of him is a broken decanter and a puddle of wine. On the right stand two surprised looking waiters, one pointing to the mess on the floor, the other holding a punch-bowl. Seated at a table on the right is an amused man, a glass and decanter on the table in front of him. On the wall is an ornate mirror. 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	G M Woodward delt : C Lamb Sculpt Specimens of Dramatic Phrenzy : Plate 2. Pubd Januy 1st 1804 by SW Fores No 50 Piccadilly corner of Sackville Street Verse reads: "Like dire Macbeth - with sudden glare and start, \| Young Vapid studious o'er the Tyrants part, \| Like a stuck pig he stares and - trembling stands, \| Down falls the bottle and glass from his hands, Th' affrighted Waiter saw his tackle broke, \| While thus his attitude - and thus he spoke \| "thou canst not say I did it bloody Banquo? \| Yes cried the Waiter "by my soul I can though."
Physical Description	Hand-coloured print. Size 410 x 320 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication Note	BM Sat 10325
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