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The sailor's pleasure: P.268-1940

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The sailor's pleasure

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Bowles, Carington

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collection of Frederic Robert Halsey (1847-1918) [Lugt 1308]

Legal notes

Given by Louis C. G. Clarke, Trinity Hall, December 1940

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1940) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1790 - Circa 1800

Note

Inscriptions on bottom "When storms and tempests are o'er, And Jack receives his cash on shore, Then for his doxies all he'll send What's dearly earn'd he'll freely spend" and "Printed for Bcarver, map & Printsellers, No 69 in St Paul's Church Yard, London".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.268-1940
Primary reference Number: 206179
Lugt: 1308
Stephens/George: 4496
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Friday 28 August 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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