Admiral Nelson recreating with his brave tars after the glorious battle of the Nile [graphic] / Rowlandson delin. & sculp.
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Description
- Title
- Admiral Nelson recreating with his brave tars after the glorious battle of the Nile [graphic] / Rowlandson delin. & sculp.
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist.
- Contributor
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Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Nelson, Horatio Nelson,--Viscount,--1758-1805. - Published / Created
- 1798 October 20
- Copyright Date
- [20 October 1798]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Publisher
- Ackermann's Gallery, No. 101 Strand
- Abstract
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"An imaginary scene on the deck of the 'Vanguard'. The sailors are crowded round an improvised table, drinking and huzza-ing. Nelson and his officers sit abovet hem in the stern; a wounded officer is wrapped in a blanket. An officer takes a glass held up to him by a sailor. One man plays a fiddle. A Turk sits on the deck (left) smoking a long pipe ..."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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Temporary local subject terms: Invasions: Ships decks -- Celebrations -- Sailors -- Turks -- Smoking: pipes -- Dishes: tankards -- Punch bowl -- Drinking glasses -- Musical instruments: fiddle -- Singing.
Three stanzas of a song etched below title in three columns: Verse 1st. Dammy Jack, what a gig, what a true British whim, let the fiddles strike up on the Main. What seaman wou'd care for an eye or a limb to fight o'er the battle again.
Title etched below image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 29.7 x 37.3 cm, on sheet 32 x 39 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Edition
- [State with added stanzas].
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 4
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
Access And Usage Rights
- 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
- Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 350-1
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8181385
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791676