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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 3 - Prints by Woodward (Undated) - [c. 1800-1815]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/3/27
Former Reference	D5459/2/41
Title	Joint Stock Street
Date	[1809]
Description	A crowd of people stand in a London street, looking at a wall on which have been posted advertisements for shares newly floated companies. The companies are all clearly unsound, and include: 'Doctors Company', 'Company of Menders', 'Company of Scavengers', 'Company of Whitewashers', 'Cabbage and Potato Compy', 'Match and Tinder Compy', 'Blacking Company'. Behind the wall is a hospital with the sign 'HOSPITAL FOR INCURABLES SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS'. On the right of the scene is a barber's, with a sign announcing the barber's attention to form a company. Next to it is a street sign-posted 'BUBBLE ALLEY'. Available on CD 165.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	174 Woodward Del : Rowlandson Pub by T Tegg Price One Shilling Coloured The flotation of companies was under discussion after Winsor (of gas-lighting fame) tried to procure a bill to legalize a 'Gas Light Company'. The gas light bill was rejected after opposition to chartered monopolies. Date based on Walpole 809.0.15.
Physical Description	Hand-coloured print. Size 379 x 252 mm.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	Related to D5459/3/23.
Publication Note	BM Sat 11441
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