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Captain Frederick Marryat

Also known as: Captain Frederick Marryat; primary name: Marryat, Frederick
Details: individual; military/naval; author/poet; British; Male
Life dates: 1792-1848
Biography: Served in the navy from 1806. At Saint Helena in 1821, made sketch of Napoleon on his deathbed and another of the funeral procession. An old register states that he was "in command at Rangoon 1824". During the First Anglo-Burmese War, 1825-26, he made a large collection while in Burma, later displayed in the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, and offered as a gift to the British Museum on condition that Marryat and his heirs be made trustees. The trustees were not prepared to concede to this suggestion and accepted only a few items; most of the collection subsequently disappeared from view. In 1829 published his first novel and after leaving the navy in 1830 pursued a successful career as a popular writer; his best remembered novels are "Mr Midshipman Easy" (1836) and "The Children of the New Forest" (1847). He inherited a West Indian estate and spent the years 1837/8 in North America. Designed a number of satirical prints for George Cruikshank which are signed with an anchor.
Bibliography: R. Isaacs, 'Captain Marryat's Burmese Collection and the Rath, or Burmese Imperial State Carriage', Journal of the History of Collections 17 (2005): 45-71. DNB

135 related objects

book; book-illustration; print

Museum number: 1865,1111.1621-1637 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Effingham Wilson |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.27 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.34 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1882,1209.435 |
Producer name: BIOG25614 Drawn by:John Doyle (HB) |
Production date: 1839

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.31 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820

drawing

Museum number: 1960,1031.6 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1792-1848

drawing

Museum number: 1960,1031.7 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1792-1848

drawing

Museum number: 1960,1031.2 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1792-1848

drawing

Museum number: 1960,1031.1 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1792-1848

drawing

Museum number: 1960,1031.5 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1792-1848

drawing

Museum number: 1960,1031.3 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1792-1848

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.33 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Captain Frederick MarryatDrawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1820

drawing

Museum number: 1960,1031.8 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1792-1848

drawing

Museum number: 1960,1031.4 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1792-1848

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.26 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.25 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.32 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.28 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.30 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.29 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820

drawing; print study; album

Museum number: 1891,1117.24 |
Producer name: BIOG37345 Drawn by:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820

figure

Museum number: As.3755 |
Production date: 1750s-1820s |
Production place: Made in:Burma

figure

Museum number: 1826,0211.1 |
Production date: 18thC(late)-19thC(early) |
Production place: Made in:Burma

print

Title: Capt.n Marryat, R.N. |
Museum number: 1865,1014.518 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Richard CookAfter:William Behnes |
Production date: 1802-1849

print

Museum number: 1873,0712.719 |
Producer name: BIOG130142 Published by:Henry Colburn |
Production date: 1826 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A triangular duel Political Sketches |
Museum number: 1868,0808.11894 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Doyle (HB)Printed by:A Ducôte |
Production date: 1839 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The ship on fire |
Museum number: 1865,1014.713 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:James Tibbetts Willmore |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Storming of the Fort of Syriam by a combined f Rangoon views, and combined operations in the Birm |
Museum number: 1917,1208.4090 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry PyallAfter:Thomas Stothard |
Production date: 1826 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A visit to Cockney Farm - viewing the grounds &c &c &c |
Museum number: 1935,0522.10.182 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The head ache- |
Museum number: 1853,0112.276 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The cholic - |
Museum number: 1978,U.942 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A visit to cockney farm- viewing the grounds &c &c &c. |
Museum number: 1853,0112.274 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Fitting out. |
Museum number: 1853,0112.303 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1858,1209.24 |
Producer name: BIOG21519 Print made by:Robert William Buss |
Production date: 1837

print; satirical print

Title: Game of chess. |
Museum number: 1935,0522.7.8 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; title-page

Title: The Mast-Headed Midshipman |
Museum number: 1926,0331.132 |
Producer name: Print made by:J C EdwardsAfter:Clarkson Stanfield |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Destruction of the Indiaman |
Museum number: 1865,1014.723 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:Thomas Jeavons |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Making decent - !! - |
Museum number: 1868,0808.8555 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The Capture |
Museum number: 2006,U.807 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:James Tibbetts Willmore |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Puzzled which to choose!! Or the King of Tombuctoo offering one of his daughters in marriage to Capt |
Museum number: 1935,0522.11.137 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1818 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Peter Simple's Foreign Adventure No.1 Sketches by Seymour |
Museum number: 2006,0929.40 |
Producer name: After:Robert SeymourPrint made by:Henry Wallis |
Production date: 1834-1836 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Jacob Faithful |
Museum number: 1870,0709.773 |
Producer name: After:John CawsePrint made by:William Greatbach |
Production date: 1838 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1907,1018.93 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard James LaneAfter:Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay |
Production date: 1841 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Sketch of Bonaparte as laid out on his Austerlitz camp bed |
Museum number: 1917,1208.3787 |
Producer name: After:Captain Frederick MarryatPrinted by:Charles Joseph Hullmandel |
Production date: 1821 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A tea party - or English manners - and french poli Cruikshankiana |
Museum number: 1946,0301.1.17 |
Producer name: Print made by:Isaac Robert CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The active at Portsmouth |
Museum number: 1865,1014.708 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:James Tibbetts Willmore |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Landing the Treasures, or Results of the Polar Expedition!!! |
Museum number: 1859,0316.142 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1858,1209.28 |
Producer name: BIOG21519 Print made by:Robert William Buss |
Production date: 1834

print; satirical print

Title: From the West Indies |
Museum number: 1863,0214.21 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: One of the Birman gilt war boats captured by Captn Rangoon views, and combined operations in the Birm |
Museum number: 1959,1123.1 |
Producer name: After:Thomas StothardAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1826 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Mr B. on the middle watch |
Museum number: 1853,0112.305 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Peter Simple's Foreign Adventure No.2 Sketches by Seymour |
Museum number: 2006,0929.41 |
Producer name: After:Robert SeymourPrint made by:Henry Wallis |
Production date: 1834-1836 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The retreat of the pirates |
Museum number: 1926,0331.78 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert BrandardAfter:Clarkson Stanfield |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Cave of the Caicos |
Museum number: 1865,1014.717 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:J C Edwards |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Mr B. Mastheaded-or, enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time. |
Museum number: 1978,U.962 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Interior of a Midshipman's birth |
Museum number: 1935,0522.7.163 |
Producer name: After:Captain Frederick MarryatPublished by:George Humphrey |
Production date: 1821 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The Bay of Biscay |
Museum number: 1926,0331.79 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert BrandardAfter:Clarkson Stanfield |
Production date: 1835

print; satirical print

Title: The head ache |
Museum number: 1935,0522.7.106.b |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Mr B. on the Middle Watch—"cold blows the wind & the rains coming on"— |
Museum number: 1978,U.963 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The new Union-Club. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.8458 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Puzzled which to choose!! Or the King of Tombuctoo offering one of his daughters in marriage to Capt |
Museum number: 1859,0316.1069 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1818 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The happy-go-lucky at St Maloe |
Museum number: 1865,1014.722 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:James Tibbetts Willmore |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A party of pleasure - dedicated to the Funny Club |
Museum number: 1853,0112.269 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; title-page

Title: The Mast-Headed Midshipman |
Museum number: 1926,0331.131 |
Producer name: Print made by:J C EdwardsAfter:Clarkson Stanfield |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Rescuing the crew from the burning vessel |
Museum number: 1865,1014.714 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:James Baylis Allen |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Progress of a misshipman exemplified in the ca Cruikshankiana |
Museum number: 1853,0112.310 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Cain in the Cavern |
Museum number: 1865,1014.721 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:J C Edwards |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A Margate Packet. The effects of a squall, or a sudden shift of ballast. |
Museum number: 1935,0522.7.162 |
Producer name: After:Captain Frederick MarryatPublished by:George Humphrey |
Production date: 1821 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Cutting away the masts |
Museum number: 2006,U.805 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:James Tibbetts Willmore |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Attack of the Dalla Stockade by the Combined F Rangoon views, and combined operations in the Birm |
Museum number: 1917,1208.4091 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry PyallAfter:Thomas Stothard |
Production date: 1826 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Abandoning the Circassian |
Museum number: 1865,1014.712 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:Samuel Fisher |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1858,1209.27 |
Producer name: BIOG21519 Print made by:Robert William Buss |
Production date: 1837

print; satirical print

Title: A visit to Cockney Farm - viewing the grounds &c &c &c |
Museum number: 1978,U.941 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The root of king's evil |
Museum number: 2006,U.485 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The French artist- |
Museum number: 1865,1111.2100 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Funeral Procession of Bonaparte |
Museum number: 1917,1208.3200 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPrint made by:Thomas Sutherland |
Production date: 1821 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Captain Marryat, R.N. C.B. |
Museum number: 1865,0114.448 |
Producer name: Print made by:Conrad CookAfter:William Behnes |
Production date: 1845 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1859,0709.1164 |
Producer name: BIOG130142 Published by:Henry Colburn |
Production date: 1826 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Jack's father landing after the Battle of the Nile |
Museum number: 1874,0711.645 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldBlock cut by:Robert Branston |
Production date: 1840-1867

print

Museum number: 1863,1114.11 |
Producer name: Print made by:Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'OrsayPublished by:John Mitchell |
Production date: 1845 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.646 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldBlock cut by:Robert Branston |
Production date: 1840-1867

print; satirical print

Title: Finding things not exactly what he expected. |
Museum number: 1853,0112.304 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The Arrow at Plymouth |
Museum number: 2006,U.804 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:Henry Griffiths |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The Wreck of the Avenger |
Museum number: 1865,1014.718 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:Samuel Fisher |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: *Waiting room at the admiralty - (*No Misnomer) |
Museum number: 1853,0112.308 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Rescuing the crew from the burning vessel |
Museum number: 2006,U.810 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:James Baylis Allen |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Funeral Procession of Bonaparte |
Museum number: 1850,1014.852 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPrint made by:Thomas Sutherland |
Production date: 1821 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: An interesting scene, on board an East-India-man, showing the effects of a heavy lurch,- |
Museum number: 1935,0522.7.161 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1818 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A Tailor in a high wind - or - L'Embarras des Richesses |
Museum number: 1935,0522.7.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1858,1209.29 |
Producer name: BIOG21519 Print made by:Robert William Buss |
Production date: 1834

print; book-illustration

Title: The deck of the avenger |
Museum number: 1865,1014.720 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:Joseph Goodyear |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Game of chess. |
Museum number: 1859,0316.70 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Mr B. mastheaded-or, enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time. |
Museum number: 1853,0112.306 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The attempt of the Birmans to retake the Stockades Rangoon views, and combined operations in the Birm |
Museum number: 1917,1208.4092 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry PyallAfter:David Cox |
Production date: 1826 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Cutting away the masts |
Museum number: 1865,1014.724 |
Producer name: BIOG47139 After:Clarkson Stanfield |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The Arrow at Plymouth |
Museum number: 1865,1014.709 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:Henry Griffiths |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Lacing in style-or a Dandy midshipman preparing for [attr]action!! |
Museum number: 1935,0522.7.154 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Cholic- |
Museum number: 1853,0112.277 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Captain Frederick Marryat |
Production date: 1819 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The retreat of the pirates |
Museum number: 1865,1014.719 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:Robert Brandard |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The Sand Bank |
Museum number: 2006,U.806 |
Producer name: After:Clarkson StanfieldPrint made by:John Cousen |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

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