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Description: | Hand-coloured.; Page No.279.
The prolific caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson uses this image to play both on the voyeurism of telescopic observation and on the instrument?s phallic likeness. The scene appears to be a fortified sea-front, with a large cannon pointing out to sea. The most prominent figure is an elderly sailor, standing between two romantic couples, who leers through a telescope. The erotic overtones of the sailor?s telescopic observations are heavily emphasized by the rather unsubtle placing of the gun barrel.
Box Title: Caricatures 5. Jack Ashore R-V.
caption: Progress of Gallantry, or Stolen kisses sweetest (caricature) | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | prints | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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