Resource/Art: Royal Navy Naughtiness in the 18th Century: Part II - NSFW!
Following my last post recommending CITY OF LAUGHTER - Sex And Satire In Eighteenth-Century London by Vic Gatrell (I'm very certain many of us will always remember Admiral Nelson's pipe with great fondness), I bring you now two more pictures from the book.
Beware - there shall be naughtiness, nekkidness and bits that aren't dangly at all!
"The Old Husband" - Rowlandson (c. 1800)
What can we learn from this picture?
1. Don't fall asleep while a handsome young officer comes for a visit
2. Undressing is highly overrated
3. Cats know how to keep a secret
Please have a look at the figurine on the mantlepiece - now that's what I call a standing ovation!
"The Farewell" - Rowlandson (c. 1800)
Usually it's the sailors who are said to have a girl in every harbour, but as we can see on this picture, the ladies weren't far behind. Waving a tearful farewell to her lover who's leaving with the fleet, she's already copulating with the next young seaman. And again - partial undressing is enough (with the lack of underwear, it makes sense).
Dogs, so it seems, can keep a secret as well. Woof.
Have fun with it - and a fan with you. ;)
Beware - there shall be naughtiness, nekkidness and bits that aren't dangly at all!
"The Old Husband" - Rowlandson (c. 1800)
What can we learn from this picture?
1. Don't fall asleep while a handsome young officer comes for a visit
2. Undressing is highly overrated
3. Cats know how to keep a secret
Please have a look at the figurine on the mantlepiece - now that's what I call a standing ovation!
"The Farewell" - Rowlandson (c. 1800)
Usually it's the sailors who are said to have a girl in every harbour, but as we can see on this picture, the ladies weren't far behind. Waving a tearful farewell to her lover who's leaving with the fleet, she's already copulating with the next young seaman. And again - partial undressing is enough (with the lack of underwear, it makes sense).
Dogs, so it seems, can keep a secret as well. Woof.
Have fun with it - and a fan with you. ;)