The sailor's prayer!! [graphic]

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Title: The sailor's prayer!! [graphic]
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Contributor: Woodward, G. M. approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Published / Created: [12 September 1801]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. Sept. 12, 1801, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand and Printed by E. Spragg, No. 27, Bow-Street, Covent Garden
Abstract: "A young sailor sits on a large sea-chest with folded arms, right leg raised above the chest. He wears short jacket, striped trousers, and buckled shoes, and smokes a short pipe. Behind, rigging and a sail are indicated. He prays to 'Mighty Neptune' for a stout ship, honest messmates, plenty of grog, a good commander, a good prize, brandy, and tobacco. He ends: 'save me from a Guinea-man [slave-ship] and a Tender [used by a press-gang], and I'll serve cheerfully, and sing King George and his Navy for ever. - Huzza! to the end of the Chapter."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title printed in letterpress below plate line.
Three paragraphs of letterpress text below title: O, mighty Neptune! hear an honest British tar ...
1 print on wove paper : etching with drypoint, hand-colored ; sheet 40.5 x 25.3 cm.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark with loss of printer's line.
Watermark: B & E 1801.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, Vol. IX ; May, 1954 ;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 20 x 25, on sheet 42.4 x 25.8 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1801
Drypoints England London 1801
Etchings England London 1801
Watermarks (Paper) B & E 1801
Material: etching with drypoint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subjects: England > 1801
England > London > 1801
B & E > 1801
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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