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.

Object Details

ID: PAD4785
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ackermann, Rudolph; Ackermann, Rudolph Rowlandson, Thomas Rowlandson, Thomas
Date made: 15 Nov 1801
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 245 mm x 214 mm
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