Anteros

Here's a scene that might have been familiar to Archie Kennedy - Drury Lane Theatre in the early 19th century. Actually this charming image is dated 1808, so sadly it's a little late for poor Archie, but I'm sure it would have been a familiar scene.



Drury Lane Theatre by Thomas Rowlandson
Folger Shakespeare Library, CC BY SA
This image comes from the Folger Shakespeare Library who last week announced that they had released 80,000 images from their Digital Image Collection under a Creative Commons Share-Alike (CC-BY-SA) license. It's a fabulous resource, and if you're at all interested in theatre from any period, particularly the 18th and 19th century, I can highly recommend having a browse. Be warned though, it's a bit of a time sink! Oh, and if you find a young midshipman lost in the archive, do let me know ;)

(I'm just posting this for our own records and for the sake of completeness.)

ADM 1/5370 Cyane Court Martial 1805
ADM 1/537? Ferret Court Martial 1806
ADM 35/2806 Pay Book 1806 -1810
ADM 37/1605-1606 Ferret Muster Book 1805 – 1806
ADM 52/2757 Ferret Masters log May 12th 1806
ADM 52/4071 Cyane Master’s Log August 1804 - June 1805
ADM 196/3 The Hon George Cadogan, official career record

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Hardin Jr., C, (1970), “The First Lord Opens His Mail: Thomas Grenville and Personal Problems at the Admiralty, 1806 – 1807” in Huntingdon Library Quarterly, Vol. 33, No 2.

Henderson, J., (2005), Frigates, Sloops and Brigs, Pen and Sword.

James, L., (1987), Mutiny in the British and Commonwealth forces, 1797-1956, Buchan & Enright, University of Virginia.

Osler, E., (1837), The life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth, Stewart and Murray, London.

Pearman, R., (1990), The Cadogans at War, Haggerston Press, London.

Whibley, C., (1886), “Musings Without Method: Mutiny Quelled by One Determined Man” in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Vol CXL, July – December, Leonard Scott Publication Company, Philadelphia.

Stark, S. J., (1996), Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail, Constable, London.

( Female Tars )