George Moutard Woodward

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Caricature of the new-fangled neoclassical fashions of 1796, engraved after a drawing by Woodward
Caricature of the new-fangled neoclassical fashions of 1796, engraved after a drawing by Woodward

George Moutard Woodward (17601809) was an English amateur caricaturist and humorous writer. He was a friend and drinking companion of Thomas Rowlandson.

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Woodward was born in Stanton Hall in Derbyshire the son of William Woodward in 1760.[1] 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 Thomas Rowlandson, but also Charles Williams and Isaac Cruikshank.

Described by Dorothy George as "An very considerable figure in caricature: he was original, prolific and varied'.

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[edit] Sources

  1. ^ George Woodward in the Dictionary of National Biography accessed 12 April 2008
  • Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, Mary Dorothy George. Vol VI 1938, Vol VII, 1942 VOL VIII 1947, VOL IX 1949
  • Dictionary of British Cartoonists and caricaturists 1730-1980 Bryant and Heneage, Scolar Press 1994
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