A sailors marriage [graphic]Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[25 May 1805]eng"A sailor and his pregnant fianceĢe stand at left before a clergyman in a white surplice who stands at right, reading from papers inscribed 'Matrimony', and asking 'Wilt thou take this Woman to be thy wedded wife'; the sailor responds in affronted manner, asking 'do you doubt the word of a sailor'; an assisting cleric at right, wearing dark clothes and bands, drops his book in surprise."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.Mounted on leaf 26 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.