File:The parson and the pig- an incident at the burning of Kotka barracks, Finland, 27 July 1855 RMG PZ4674.tiff
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Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe |
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English: The parson and the pig: an incident at the burning of Kotka barracks, Finland, 27 July 1855 No. 2 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist 'Kotka, 27th July 1855, Midnight', on the album page below the image. For the circumstances of the attack on the Kotka barracks, see PAI4673. Fanshawe's role, commanding the 'Cossack', was to guard the causeway bridge which linked Kotka island to the mainland, to prevent a Russian counter-attack. 'The marines guarding the bridgehead were keenly on the alert, for a Russian attack in force was very probable. Suddenly at midnight the general silence was broken by a great commotion; the men stood to arms, all eyes were strained into the darkness of the fir-wood on one side, or the glare of the burning barracks on the other. A few moments' tension, and the cause explained itself to be - a parson chasing a pig! The latter had been trying to escape from the burning buildings; the former had come from England in a yacht to witness naval operations in the Baltic. Piggy's fate was sealed, for the marines vigorously joined the chase, and all had roast pork for supper' (Fanshawe [1904] p. 327). Marines in the foreground advance to help dispatch the pig: the flames of the burning barracks behind illuminate the scene. |
Date |
27 July 1855 date QS:P571,+1855-07-27T00:00:00Z/11 |
Dimensions | Sheet: 176 x 256 mm |
Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/154614 |
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Identifier InfoField | Acquisition Number: PR1951-18 id number: PAI4674 |
Collection InfoField | Fine art |
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