1873 Wood Engraving Charles Wynne Nicholls Art Mastheaded Midshipman Navy YTG6 XGVB4 Various artists contributed to this

Various artists contributed to this lovely collection

"You'll find that Pebeco not only whitens the teeth

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Nov

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22 x 16 cm

1873 Wood Engraving Charles Wynne Nicholls Art Mastheaded Midshipman Navy YTG6 XGVB4 Various artists contributed to this"Mast Headed A Middy in Disgrace" This is an original 1873 black and white double page wood engraving of a painting by Charles Wynne Nicholls (1831 1903) that portrays a young midshipman in the British Royal Navy being "mast headed", (a form of naval punishment that allowed officers to sent a sailor to the top of the mast to stay there until the officer decided to let them down), aboard a sailing ship during the Victorian era. CONDITION This 140+ year