Broadsides: Caricatures and the Navy 1756-1815 by James Davey & Richard Johns

Author:James Davey & Richard Johns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bisac Code 1: HIS027150; HISTORY / Military / Naval
ISBN: 9781848322790
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Published: 2012-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

Monsieur sneaking Gallantly into Brest’s sculking Hole W Richardson, c1778. Etching with engraving. NMM PAD4791

This anonymous etching offers an optimistic view of British achievements at the Battle of Ushant in July 1778, which the inscription describes as a mere opening shot – a ‘preliminary salutation’ from Jack Tar to his old enemy. Subsequent British victories ensured that the image of the British tar, shown here wielding a cat-o’-nine-tails at a farting French sailor, would become far more prominent during the next three decades.

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