. English: A Scene on the Main Deck of A Line of Battle Ship in Harbour (caricature) Hand-coloured. Depicts: clothing, outerwear: uniform, midshipman's [Royal navy] This scene depicts life on board a ship. During the Napoleonic Wars, sailors were rarely given shore leave in case they deserted, so they spent a lot of time on board. Here, sailors are playing cards. One sailor is reading a letter to another. Others are dancing to music from a sailor playing the fiddle. In the background there are two women fighting one another. A Scene on the Main Deck of A Line of Battle Ship in Harbour (carica
. English: A Scene on the Main Deck of A Line of Battle Ship in Harbour (caricature) Hand-coloured. Depicts: clothing, outerwear: uniform, midshipman's [Royal navy] This scene depicts life on board a ship. During the Napoleonic Wars, sailors were rarely given shore leave in case they deserted, so they spent a lot of time on board. Here, sailors are playing cards. One sailor is reading a letter to another. Others are dancing to music from a sailor playing the fiddle. In the background there are two women fighting one another. A Scene on the Main Deck of A Line of Battle Ship in Harbour (caricature) . 1 June 1820. J. B. East (publisher); Sutherland, Thomas (engraver) 185 A Scene on the Main Deck of A Line of Battle Ship in Harbour (caricature) RMG PY7339
Size: 2896px × 1725px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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