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Satirical print on the Batavian lieutenant-admiral Samuel Story, 1799

Thomas Rowlandson · 1799-09-07 · etching; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Satirical print on the Batavian Rear-Admiral Samuel Story. Story was commander of the squadron of the Batavian fleet that, after a mutiny by the Orangist crew, surrendered to the British without firing a shot on 30 August 1799. This event is known as the Vlieter Incident. The weeping Story holds in his right hand a paper on which (in English) it says 'the traitors refused to fight'.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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cartoon print Samuel Story weeping Vlieter-incident

Credit lineSpotprent op de Bataafse schout-bij-nacht Samuel Story, 1799. 1799-09-07. Thomas Rowlandson. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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