The Margate Hoy

S. W. Fores|Charles Catton, Jr.|Thomas Ravenhill|Thomas Rowlandson

August 19, 1789 · Hand-colored etching and aquatint · Drawings and Prints

Image derived from Rowlandson's "A Fresh Breeze" (Aug. 4, 1789) (the latter shows the royal family on board a vessel with the sail is inscribed "Southampton Frigate," and shows the king, queen, two princesses and beefeaters, all seasick. This variation was etched by Rowlandson's friend, the young artist Charles Catton, with the passengers transformed into non-royals (first pub. by W. Hinton , 1784).

Artist

S. W. Fores|Charles Catton, Jr.|Thomas Ravenhill|Thomas Rowlandson

Date

August 19, 1789

Medium

Hand-colored etching and aquatint

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959