George Moutard Woodward (1760–1809) was an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 amateur caricaturist and humor writer. He was a friend and drinking companion of Thomas Rowlandson

Thomas Rowlandson

Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist.- Biography :Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry, in the City of London. He was the son of a tradesman or city merchant. On leaving school he became a student at the Royal Academy...

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Biography

Woodward was born in Stanton Hall in Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

, England the son of William Woodward in 1760.
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

Thomas Rowlandson

Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist.- Biography :Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry, in the City of London. He was the son of a tradesman or city merchant. On leaving school he became a student at the Royal Academy...

, but also Charles Williams

Charles Williams (caricaturist)

Charles Williams was a British caricaturist, etcher and illustrator. He was chief caricaturist between 1799 & 1815 for the leading British publisher S.W. Fores. He worked in a style similar to James Gillray...

 and Isaac Cruikshank

Isaac Cruikshank

Isaac Cruikshank , Scottish painter and caricaturist, was born in Edinburgh. His sons Isaac Robert Cruikshank and George Cruikshank also became artists, and the latter in particular achieved fame as an illustrator and caricaturist. Cruikshank is known for his social and political satire.His...

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

• School For Lovers (1792)
• Eccentric Excursions in England and South Wales (1796)
• Cupids Magick Lantern (1797-78) : ((sc Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist.- Biography :Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry, in the City of London. He was the son of a tradesman or city merchant. On leaving school he became a student at the Royal Academy...
  
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• Horse accomplishments (1799) : ((sc Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist.- Biography :Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry, in the City of London. He was the son of a tradesman or city merchant. On leaving school he became a student at the Royal Academy...
  
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• Le Brun Travestied or Caricatures of the Passions (1800) : ((sc Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist.- Biography :Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry, in the City of London. He was the son of a tradesman or city merchant. On leaving school he became a student at the Royal Academy...
  
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• Pigmy Revels (1800-1) : ((sc Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist.- Biography :Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry, in the City of London. He was the son of a tradesman or city merchant. On leaving school he became a student at the Royal Academy...
  
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• An Olio of Good Breeding (1801) : ((sc Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist.- Biography :Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry, in the City of London. He was the son of a tradesman or city merchant. On leaving school he became a student at the Royal Academy...
  
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• Attempts at Humour (1803)
• The Bettyad (1805)
• The Caricature Magazine or Hudibrastick Mirror (180607) : ((sc Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist.- Biography :Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry, in the City of London. He was the son of a tradesman or city merchant. On leaving school he became a student at the Royal Academy...
  
  , Isaac Cruikshank
  Isaac Cruikshank
  Isaac Cruikshank , Scottish painter and caricaturist, was born in Edinburgh. His sons Isaac Robert Cruikshank and George Cruikshank also became artists, and the latter in particular achieved fame as an illustrator and caricaturist. Cruikshank is known for his social and political satire.His...
  
  , and others))
• An essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (1808) : ((sc Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist.- Biography :Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry, in the City of London. He was the son of a tradesman or city merchant. On leaving school he became a student at the Royal Academy...
  
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• Chesterfield Travestied, or School for Modern manners (1808) : ((sc Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson
  Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist.- Biography :Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry, in the City of London. He was the son of a tradesman or city merchant. On leaving school he became a student at the Royal Academy...
  
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Sources

• 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