Description

Uncolored etching depicting yachts on the water, with a rocky shore and a lighthouse in the background, and a rock hosting a crowd of spectators in the foreground. Five ships and their captains are labeled in the lower margin: Pearl, Medora, Ganymede, Thetis, and Liberty. The following caption is also printed in the lower margin: "Dublin Regatta. Held at Kingstown Harbour in honor of the Marquis of Anglesey. The Liberty winning the 50 Guinea Cup, on July 22nd 1828. The Pleasure Yachts which started for this prize were the Liberty 42 tons, Thetis 37 tons, Ganymede 69 tons, Medora 65 tons -- Flag ships, Royal Charlotte and Tiger. Published in Hunt's Yachting Magazine, April, 1865."