George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765–1809) was an

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and humor writer. He was a friend and drinking companion of

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Biography

Woodward was born in Stanton Hall, in

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, England the son of William Woodward in 1765.George Woodward in the

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accessed 12 April 2008 Nicknamed Mustard George, Woodward had a somewhat crude but energetic style. Widely published in “The Caricature Magazine” and elsewhere, his drawings were nearly all etched by others, primarily

, but also Charles Williams, Isaac Cruikshank, Piercy Roberts and others. Dorothy George wrote of him "He makes a very considerable figure in caricature ; he was original, prolific, and varied.". The ''George Woodward Archive'' in the Derbyshire Record Office in

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has a large collection of his works. Many of his Prints are described in the

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.Vol VI 1938, Vol VII 1942, VOL VIII 1947, VOL IX 1949 The most complete catalogue of his works can be found in ''A Catalogue of the Books, Drawings, Prints and Periodicals forming the William A. Gordon Library of British Caricature''.

Works

* ''Eccentric Excursions in England and South Wales'' (1796) (sc Isaac Cruikshank) * ''Cupids Magick Lantern'' (1797–78) (sc

, published by Hooper & Wigstead) * ''Matrimonial Comforts'' (1799) (sc

) * ''Country Characters'' (1800) (sc

), published by

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) * ''Horse accomplishments'' (1799) (sc

, published by

) * ''Le Brun Travestied or Caricatures of the Passions'' (1800) (sc

, published by

) * ''Grotesque Borders for Rooms and Halls'' (1799–1800) (sc

, published by

) * ''Pigmy Revels'' (1800–1) (sc

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, published by S. W. Fores) * ''An Olio of Good Breeding'' (1801) (sc Isaac Cruikshank) * ''The Musical Mania for the Year 1802'' * ''Attempts at Humour'' (1803) * ''The Bettyad'' (1805) * ''The Caricature Magazine'' or ''Hudibrastic Mirror'' (1806–7) (sc

, Isaac Cruikshank, and others, published by Thomas Tegg) * ''An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting'' (1808) (sc

) * ''Chesterfield Travestied, or School for Modern manners'' (1808) (sc Thomas Rowlandson) * ''The Fugitive and Other Literary Works'' (1805)

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George Moutard Woodward
(British Museum Bio) {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodward 1765 births 1809 deaths Artists from London 18th-century engravers 19th-century engravers British engravers British illustrators English illustrators English cartoonists English humorists English caricaturists People from the Borough of Erewash

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