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Image: The caneing in Conduit Street. Dedicated to the flag officers of the British Navy

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Description: The caneing in Conduit Street. Dedicated to the flag officers of the British Navy SUMMARY: Caricature showing a stout naval officer attacked by Lord Camelford, who says, "Give me satisfction, rascal! Draw your sword..." Captain Vancouver replies, "Murder! Murder! ..." The print may reflect the growing discontent due to harsh naval discipline. MEDIUM: 1 print : engraving, hand-coloured. NOTES: Hand-coloured engraving by James Gillray published by H. Humphrey. British Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Title: The caneing in Conduit Street. Dedicated to the flag officers of the British Navy
Credit: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-USZC2-1323 (color film copy slide), archival TIFF version (4 MB), converted to JPEG with the GIMP 2.4.6, image quality 88.
Author: James Gillray
Permission: No known restriction on publication.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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