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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/2/45
Former ReferenceD5459/3/92
TitleWet Parsons
DateJan 1807
DescriptionThree parsons wearing bob wigs sit round a table upon which are glasses, bottles and a punch-bowl. They are drinking and smoking pipes. The first says: "I say Brothers - we are pretty fellows to preach against tippling", another replies:
"Tippling you call it, do you? Now I call it d----d hard drinking!!"
There are bottles strewn under a chair on the right.
Available on CD 163.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationWoodward Delt

Published Jany 1807 No 1 James Street

The address is that of Rowlandson's at the Adelphi.
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 330 x 230 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related MaterialSee D5459/1/93/41 for the drawing of this image.
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Wet Parsons

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