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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/3/20/4
Former ReferenceD5459/
Title[Being accelerated in your walk ... ]
Date[1808]
DescriptionA man in poked in the behind by the pole of a sedan chair, while the passenger, a sour old woman, looks on disapprovingly, and two young women look down from a window.
Available on CD 164.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information304
Woodward del : Cruikshank sc
Miseries of Human Life p77

The text below the image reads:
'Being accelerated in your walk by the lively application of a chairmans pole a posteriori his 'by your leave' not coming till after he has taken it.'

Title is taken from text beneath the image.
Date based on Walpole 808.0.19.
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 418 x 258 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication NoteBM Sat
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[Being accelerated in your walk ... ]

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