Thomas Rowlandson’s print "Portsmouth Point"

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Thomas Rowlandson’s print "Portsmouth Point" is a lively satirical engraving depicting the bustling, rowdy life of sailors and dockside characters in the English port of Portsmouth.

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Thomas Rowlandson’s print "Portsmouth Point" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf engraving
satirical print
artForm printmaking
artist Thomas Rowlandson
associatedWith British maritime culture
Royal Navy
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Thomas Rowlandson
creatorNationality British
depicts Portsmouth
bustling street
crowded quayside
dockside life
drinking
naval life
prostitutes
rowdy behavior
sailors
sailors disembarking
sailors embarking
sailors’ revelry
seaport
ships in harbor
tavern scene
genre caricature
satire
hasInfluenced William Walton’s orchestral overture "Portsmouth Point"
hasTitle Portsmouth Point
hasWorkType single-sheet print
intendedAudience print-buying public in London
language none (image)
locationOfSetting Portsmouth, England
medium engraving
movement British caricature tradition
narrativeFocus chaotic departure of sailors
portrays lower-class urban life
pre‑industrial port city
seafaring community
style comic exaggeration
narrative crowd scene
subjectMatter British Navy
linked to: Royal Navy

maritime life
port town
timePeriodDepicted late 18th century Portsmouth
tone humorous
satirical

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Portsmouth Point Overture inspiredBy Thomas Rowlandson’s print "Portsmouth Point"