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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.
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.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH7339 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | East, J. B.; Sutherland, Thomas |
| Date made: | 1 Jun 1820 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 610 x 838 mm;Primary support: 420 mm x 668 mm |