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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
2 - Prints by Woodward (Dated) - 1785-1812
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/2/42
Former Reference
D5459/3/62
Title
A Negotiation for a Piece
Date
1 Jan 1807
Description
Two men discussing the merits of crim. con., watched by the woman in question. On the far right, a hunched old man in glasses says:
"As you can agree together - I think I am very good to take her off your hands at any rate. - You know Jack - I dont mind a few guineas one was or the other - but you really over-rate the article - it is completely forestalling: in short you'll entirely ruin the regular Markets."
A younger man, in a cravat and jean-de-brie coat says:
"I assure you my Lord - what I ask is extremely reasonable - for on the word of a Gemmen - if I chose to run the risk - I might make five times the money of her - in the crim-con line."
On the far left sits an attractive woman, in a low-cut dress. She says:
"I wish gentlemen you would come to some decision - it is terrible to be kept in this suspense."
Available on CD 163.
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Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
Woodward delin
London Pub Jany 1 1807 by T Tegg 111 Cheapside
Clearly a reissue of a Roberts print. BM Sat 9809 suggests it was originally published in 1801.
Crim. con. refers to the cases of husbands suing their wives' lovers for damages .
Physical Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 327 x 254 mm.
Copies
A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material
See D5459/2/57 for more on crim. con.
Publication Note
BM Sat 9809
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