A British Seaman! A Heart of Oak! One of the Brave Tars who Fought for and Protected this Happy Isle. (caricature) RMG PU4785, Thomas Rowlandson, 15 November 1801
A british seaman! a heart of oak! one of the brave tars who fought for and protected this happy isle. (caricature)
this print by rowlandson celebrates the british sailor. It is probably the one listed on p37 of the publisher ackermann's 1802 catalogue, priced at 1s plain or 1s 6d coloured. The headress is included in a drawing after rowlandson that is now in the royal collaction
technique includes aquatint.;text in english below image. Date: 15 November 1801. Dimensions: Mount: 245 mm x 214 mm. Collection: Fine art.