A scene on the quarter-deck of a frigate : the King (left) and the Queen (right) hold a rope over which a gentleman is leaping with an expression of grim determination. Four men, one wearing a ribbon, stand behind the King; two princesses and an elderly lady behind the Queen. Beside her is a gentleman who urges on the candidate for preferment. A grinning sailor (right) stands at the top of the companion ladder leading to the deck. An awning covers the deck. In the background is the sea and (right) the adjacent coast.  26 September 1789
<br>Hand-coloured etching
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<p>Attributed to: Frederick George Byron
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<dl><dd>Published by: William Holland</dd></dl></div>
1789<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1789-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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