George Moutard Woodward (British, 1760 to 1809)
An amateur watercolorist and caricaturist, George Moutard Woodward arrived in London in 1792. From around 1794 to 1807 he drew numerous caricatures mainly engraved by Isaac Cruikshank and by his friend and drinking companion, Thomas Rowlandson. Known as “Mustard” George, Woodward was well known for his social satires of “General Discontent” and is often credited with the invention of the modern comic strip. He was reputed to have lived a dissolute life and died in a London tavern in 1809.
Information courtesy of New Orleans Auction, August 2009.