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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
3 - Prints by Woodward (Undated) - [c. 1800-1815]
20 - Miseries of Human Life - [1807-1808]
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/3/20/3
Former Reference
D5459/2/33
Title
[Briskly stooping to pick up a ladys fan ... ]
Date
[1 Mar 1808]
Description
An interior scene, with people socialising. Three men collide whilst bending over trying to pick up a fan, while a fourth passes a fan to an attractive young woman.
Available on CD 164.
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
222
MISIRIES OF HIGH LIFE
Woodward delin : Rowlandson scul
Pubd by Thos Tegg 111 Cheapside
Price One shillg col'd
The text below the image reads:
'Briskly stooping to pick up a ladys fan at the same moment when two other gentlemen are doing the same and so making a cannon with your head against both of theirs and this without being the happy man after all. Misiries of Human Life'
Title is taken from text beneath image.
Date based on Walpole 808.3.1.1.2.
Physical Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 420 x 270 mm.
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A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication Note
BM Sat 11107
Image
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