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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/4 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/34 |
| Title | Preparing for a Duel |
| Date | 12 Jan 1795 |
| Description | In the centre is a large man in top boots, a jacket with brocade and a cocked hat with a feather plume. He has a sword strapped on and four pistols jammed in a belt.
On his left is a terrified young man in pantaloons, a jean-de-brie coat and round hat. He is holding a pistol in his right hand. Behind the young man is another man, also in pantaloons, kneeling on the ground and praying. The large man in the centre is pointing to a man on the right who is carrying a spade in his left hand and a sack over his shoulder labelled 'RAZOR BLADES AND BULLETS'. Behind him are a man in black and a clergyman in a long coat. Available on CD 160. |
| 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 Invt. : T. Rowlandson Sct.
Pubd Jany 12th 1795 by S.W. Fores No. 3 Piccadilly
A version of this print, by H Heath is at the Lewis Walpole Library. The print, titled: 'Preparations for a Duel' (Walpole 824.0.18) dates from 1824 and shows a similar central character, with cocked hat and pistol flanked by characters which resemble those of the Woodward original, including a man with a shovel and another holding a box marked 'razor blades and bullets'. |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 402 x 320 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
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