The borough Cromwell exercising his authority!! [drawing].

Creator:

Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist

Published/Created:

[England],
[ca. 1808]

Physical Description:

1 drawing :
graphite pencil with ink inscriptions and border on wove paper ;
image 25.3 x 34.7 cm, on sheet 28.2 x 35.2 cm.

Related Links:

http://images.library.yale.edu/walpoleweb/oneitemg.asp?itemid=lwlpr10979

Notes:

Title from inscription in black ink in the artist's hand below image.
Date supplied by cataloger.
Attributed to Woodward.
Speech bubbles inscribed in black ink in image.
Purchased from Abbott and Holder, 24 July 2000.

Abstract:

A military officer stands in a commanding pose pointing at the troops arranged before him. He issues an order, "By my sovereign will and authority I command you all to depart." One of the frightened soldiers responds, "Poor man, he has got the place fever to a certainty."

Topics:

Military officers--British
Solders--British

Language:

English

Genre:

Graphite drawings--British--19th century

Format:

Image

Rights:

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Call Number:

Drawings
W87
no. 45
Drawings W87 no. 45 Box D210

Orbis Record:

10211941

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr04102

Citation:

G.M. Woodward. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.

OID:

10961626

PID:

digcoll:973908