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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
4 - Unattributed prints and prints by other artists - 1789-c.1840
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/4/41
Former Reference
D5459/2/38
Title
The Learned A--S, or a Legal Construction of Rogues and Vagrants
Date
8 Jun 1817
Description
Two lawyers fight each other with umbrellas. On the right is a constable, with his crowned stick. Above the lawyers are the lines: 'Full often we're told and true it may be | That two of a trade can never agree'.
Available on CD 167.
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information
191
Pubd June 8 1817 by Thos Tegg 111 Cheapside
According to BM Sat 12916 the scene refers to a fight between two lawyers, Adolphus and Andrews. They had been working together on a Police Act on Vagrants or Rogues and Vagabonds, but on the way out a comment made by Adolphus led Andrews to attack him.
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 12916
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