The Sailor, and the Field Preacher
Satirical Print
1805 (published)
1805 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Caricature of a Methodist preacher midst a crowd, crying, 'I hear a voice from Heaven!' whilst a sailor looks on from behind a tall rock with a pipe, remarking 'have not I been aloft this half hour and if so be any orders of that kind came - down - dont you think I should have heard them first'.
Object details
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| Title | The Sailor, and the Field Preacher (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Thomas Rowlandson. 'The Sailor, and the Field Preacher'. Caricature of a Methodist preacher. Published 25 July 1805 by R. Ackermann |
| Physical description | Caricature of a Methodist preacher midst a crowd, crying, 'I hear a voice from Heaven!' whilst a sailor looks on from behind a tall rock with a pipe, remarking 'have not I been aloft this half hour and if so be any orders of that kind came - down - dont you think I should have heard them first'. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1943, London: HMSO, 1956. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.509-1943 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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