Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Sea amusement. Or Commanders in Chief of cup and ball on a cruize.
Call Number
D North 52/GC112/Box 17/Normal/Prints/Titles Sc-So GA 2014.00474
Identifier
ark:/88435/05742079p
Publisher
[s.l.] : [s.n.], 1785.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1785
Extent
1 item ; sheet 25.1 x 34.9 cm.
Source Acquisition
Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
References
Grego I, pp. 176-179 (reproduced)
Issued by Fores in 1802 under the title 'Commanders Engaged at Sea"
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
Depiction: Interior scene. The admiral and his commodore, instead of sweeping the foes of Britain from the ocean, as was the desire of the entire nation, seated in the state room with a pile of gold pieces on the ground, devoting their energies to gambling with a child's toy, to be bombarded, the charts of oceans to be navigated, and rough draughts for the arrangement of the ships at the beginning of a sea-fight, such as we find Nelson drew up for the guidance of his captains before going into action on the eve of his glorious victories, regarding their puerile dispositions with an air of disgust and distress.
Signed in plate, lower left: "T. Rowlandson 1785".

Discovery Information

Subject
Caricature
Admirals—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Gamblers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Recreation—Great Britain—istory—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Toys—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/97cb0112-c0a5-4521-940c-f132270f5faa/manifest