A York address to the whale, caught lately off Gravesend [graphic].Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[5 April 1809]eng"The Duke of York, in regimentals, his hat and sword beside him, kneels with clasped hands before the vast head of a whale, which projects into the design from the right, and rests on a low wooden platform. He says: "O Mighty Monster of the Deep, continue to attract the attention of John Bull, bend his mind solely towards thee, for in that is my only hope-fascinated by thy powerful attractions he may perhaps forget the honour of a P------e."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.Mounted on verso of leaf 10 of volume 10 of 14 volumes.