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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/2/57
Former ReferenceD5459/3/67
TitleThe Ghost of Crim Con or a Check to Speculation
Date8 Mar 1808
DescriptionOn the left stands a young fashionably dressed woman with her husband and lover. Her husband, who is kneeling down, has horns, to indicate that he has been cuckolded, and in his pocket a document marked 'Damages 50.000'. On the right of the woman stands her young lover. They are all looking at a grotesque satyr-like creature, his head covered in horns, which has appeared on the right. The creature addresses the three: "Don't be alarmed my Good Friends I come to give you advice - have nothing to do with me - formerly indeed I was worth the pursuit, but lately I have dwindled to a mere shadow! besides I am lowerd [sic] in my consequence - I have descended from the Drawing Room to the Coach box, and from the coach box to the kitchen, and a coach man in these times has his fine feelings equal to a Marquis, - but no cash that's all Dicky."
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LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationWoodward delt

Pubd M 8th 1808 by SW Fores No 50 Piccadilly

Refers to the crim. con. cases where a husband sued his wife's lover for damages.
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 338 x 236 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related MaterialSee D5459/2/42 for another example of crim. con.
Publication NoteBM Sat 11119
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The Ghost of Crim Con or a Check to Speculation

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