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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.	D5459/3/20/8
Former Reference	D5459/2/25
Title	[Inviting a friend ... ]
Date	[1808]
Description	A party sit around the dinner table, while a footman brings in a steaming hare on a plate. The party looks at the dish in disgust, one woman turns away, another holds her nose. Outside the door,the cook, in an apron and cap, laughs. 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	244 Miseries of Human Life Woodward del : Cruikshank fc The text below the image reads: 'Inviting a friend / whom you know to be particularly fond of the dish / to partake a fine hare, haunch &c &c which you have endeavoured to keep exactly to the critical moment, but which is no sooner brought in, than the whole party with one nose order it to be taken out.' Title is taken from text beneath the image. Date based on Walpole 808.0.14.
Physical Description	Hand-coloured print. Size 420 x 270 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Publication Note	BM Sat 11151
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