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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/3/20/5
Former ReferenceD5459/2/12
Title[Being mounted on a beast ... ]
Date[1808]
DescriptionA man sits on a horse, kicking and waving his whip. The horse is standing in the middle of a pond and the pair are watched by a pair of laughing yokels.
Available on CD 164.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information282

Miseries of Human Life

Woodward del : Cruikshank sc

The text below the image reads:
'Being mounted on a beast who as soon as you have watered him on the road, proceeds very cooly to repose himself in the middle of the pond, without taking you at all into his counsel, or paying the slightest attention to your vivid remonstrances on the subject.'

Title is taken from text beneath the image.
Date based on Walpole 808.0.23.
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 420 x 270 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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[Being mounted on a beast ... ]

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