Village aristocracy, or, Churching a lady [art original]

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Title: Village aristocracy, or, Churching a lady [art original]
Alternative Title: Churching a lady
Creator: Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created: [approximately 1800]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: A dour woman wearing a feathered headdress stands before a preacher and his clerk as they exclaim respectively, "O Lord, save this lady, thy servant" followed by "Who putteth her ladyship's trust in thee."
Description: Title inscribed in the artist's hand below image.
Signed by the artist.
Date supplied by cataloger.
Provenance: Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, 28 September 1999.
Extent: 1 drawing : image 28.5 x 25 cm, on sheet 33.1 x 28 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1800
Watercolors British 19th century
Graphite drawings British 19th century
Ink drawings British 19th century
Material: graphite pencil and watercolor with ink inscriptions ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Clergy
Great Britain
Preaching
Religious services
Churches
Subjects: Clergy > Great Britain
Preaching
Religious services
Churches
England > 1800
British > 19th century

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: G.M. Woodward, Village Aristocracy, or, Churching a Lady. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.