PU0157

'In Irons for getting drunk' from 'A Sailor's Progress' Long Caption: The regular rations of alcohol in the Royal Navy, especially rum, often led to drunkeness among sailors. Drink was a major cause of crime and indiscipline. Drunken sailors were usually put in irons until sober. Later, they would usually receive a flogging, generally of about one or two dozen lashes, unless guilty of more serious crimes, when a court martial would follow. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAD0157 Artist: George Cruikshank after Lieutenant John Sheringham Date: 1818 Medium: coloured etching Size: 118 mm x 122 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.