Grog Collection

Issuing Grog to Navy
On deck on the Royal Sovereign ship: sailors are issued with grog, a mixture of rum and water

Menai Bridge with steamship
The steam ferryboat St. Seiriol passing under the Menai Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The Menai Suspension Bridge, or Pont Grog y Borth in Welsh

Christmas-Day in the Crimea - Dinner of Captain Brown's Company, 57th Regiment - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856....the mess-tables of the regiments more resembled those of England than

The Reinforcements for Canada: dinner-time and serving out of the grog on board a troop... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Reinforcements for Canada: dinner-time and serving out of the grog on board a troop-ship at Woolwich, 1862. Although there is now every reason to hope...that the cloud which a short time ago

Curious tree frog
Summer2016

Johnny Newcome drinking grog in the cockpit with other middys (midshipmen), HMS Victory
6337336 Johnny Newcome drinking grog in the cockpit with other middys (midshipmen), HMS Victory by Williams, Charles (Ansell) (c.1797-1850) (after); (add.info)

Captain Newcome is shaved roughly on the Equator in
Captain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator. A sailor dressed as Neptune holds a trident and sits on a throne on a gun carriage

Royal Naval officers riding pigs in saddles through the market in Gibraltar. They knock over market stalls and sellers. Moors, Spanish and Jewish, scattering goods and wares. Market day - Gibraltar

Johnny Newcome drinking grog in the cockpit with other middys (midshipmen), HMS Victory. Sextants, pistols and muskets hang from hooks on the walls, a tub of grog on the floor. The Cockpit

Regency gentleman falling over a gate while two women watch. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life, William Miller, London, 1807

Lt
6337350 Lt by Williams, Charles (Ansell) (c.1797-1850) (after); (add.info.: Lt. Newcome attacking Captain Clackit with a chair while other officers in nightgowns emerge from their cabins)

Queen of the Pirate Isle, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho)
IL352887 Queen of the Pirate Isle, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Sailors in Argument, engraved by Roberts (coloured etching)
RNM286330 Sailors in Argument, engraved by Roberts (coloured etching) by Woodward, George Moutard (c.1760-1809) (after); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Saturday Night (engraving)
RNM286328 Saturday Night (engraving) by Jones, T. (fl.1828); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK; (add.info)

The Reinforcements for Canada, Dinner-Time and serving out the Grog on Board a Troop-Ship at Woolwich (engraving)
1620105 The Reinforcements for Canada, Dinner-Time and serving out the Grog on Board a Troop-Ship at Woolwich (engraving) by English School

Ensign Johnny Newcome learning to smoke cigars and drink grog with other officers
FLO4999543 Ensign Johnny Newcome learning to smoke cigars and drink grog with other officers. Smoking too much and vomiting at the table

John Bull threatened by insects from all quarters, c. 1813 (hand-coloured etching)
AQS331993 John Bull threatened by insects from all quarters, c.1813 (hand-coloured etching) by American School, (19th century); 21.4x32.2 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

The Midshipmans Mess on Board the Honourable Cos Ship Marchioness of Ely, c
CH406799 The Midshipmans Mess on Board the Honourable Cos Ship Marchioness of Ely, c.1826-32 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Allen, Anthony P

Why Jones believes in the Sea Serpent, a Comedy in two Acts (chromolitho)
1043459 Why Jones believes in the Sea Serpent, a Comedy in two Acts (chromolitho) by Guillaume, Albert (1873-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why Jones believes in the Sea Serpent)

The Drunkards Progress, 1826 (litho)
1078604 The Drunkards Progress, 1826 (litho) by Barber, John Warner (1798-1885); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Johnny Newcome bringing rum to his fellow officers in the midshipmans mess
6337337 Johnny Newcome bringing rum to his fellow officers in the midshipmans mess by Williams, Charles (Ansell) (c.1797-1850) (after); (add.info)

On the Black List, No Grog, No Tobacco (engraving)
1047791 On the Black List, No Grog, No Tobacco (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Black List, No Grog, No Tobacco)

How Customs change in the Navy, the Refreshments of Two Centuries (engraving)
1046594 How Customs change in the Navy, the Refreshments of Two Centuries (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Customs change in the Navy)

Climb
Wil Mijer

Learning to Smoke and Drink Grog, from The Military Adventures of Johnny
Learning to Smoke and Drink Grog, from " The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome", 1815

Edward Vernon, English naval officer, (19th century). Vernon (1684-1757) was nicknamed Old Grog because of the grogram coat he wore

The Sailors Prayer!!, September 12, 1801. September 12, 1801
The Sailors Prayer!!, September 12, 1801

Giant Gladiator Tree Frog Hypsiboas bosans Amazon River nr Iquitos Peru

AUSTRALIA: GOLD RUSH, 1852. A sly-grog shop, or unlicensed liquor store, in the goldfields of Victoria, Australia, during the gold rush of the early 1850s. Contemporary English wood engraving

HMS Marlborough - Serving out beer on Christmas Day
HMS Marlborough - Serving out beer to the sailors on Christmas Day. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

Christmas card to an Old Crony, with hearty greetings. (NB screw refers to tobacco) Date: circa 1900s

Russian sailors drinking grog rations in the Russian Navy Date: 1893

Days Sport Three Real Good Ones Corinthians up
Artokoloro

Sailors carousing, or a peep in the Long Room, 1825 (etching)
XJF909332 Sailors carousing, or a peep in the Long Room, 1825 (etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

1789, Grog, Refreshments of the British Navy

The delegates in council or beggars on horseback, 1797 (colour etching)
XCF290950 The delegates in council or beggars on horseback, 1797 (colour etching) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811); 26.5x39.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: published by Samuel William Fores)

Banquet aboard H. M.s Wellington
Entertainment to Admiral Dundas, on board H.M.S Wellington of the Baltic Fleet

Man & Woman Drunk 1773
A drunken woman makes an angry lunge for her partners jug of grog

Edward Vernon / Smollett
EDWARD VERNON English admiral; called Old Grog, he was the first to issue rum diluted with water, which came to be know as grog

Daily Issue of Grog
Royal Naval ratings form an orderly queue to receive their daily allowance of GROG - a mixture of rum and water

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"Grog: From Naval Tradition to Curious Frogs and Regency Mishaps" Issuing Grog to Navy: A long-standing naval tradition, the issuance to sailors was a daily ritual that kept spirits high on the high seas. Menai Bridge with steamship: As steamships revolutionized maritime travel, even the Menai Bridge stood witness to sailors enjoying their beloved grog while passing through its majestic arches. Curious tree frog: Amidst the vast oceans, even a curious tree frog couldn't resist exploring the world of grog-drinking sailors, hopping from ship to ship in search of adventure. Fixing a block-head to the Constitution, or Putting a wart on the nose of old Ironsides, c. 1832 (litho): In this comical lithograph from 1832, humor intertwines with naval pride as sailors playfully jest about adding quirky embellishments to their revered ships. Johnny Newcome drinking grog in the cockpit with other middys (midshipmen), HMS Victory: On board HMS Victory, Johnny Newcome and his fellow midshipmen found solace in camaraderie and shared laughter over glasses in their cozy cockpit quarters. Captain Newcome is shaved roughly on the Equator in Royal Naval officers riding pigs in saddles through. . : Even esteemed captains like Captain Newcome weren't spared from playful pranks. Whether being roughly shaved or witnessing royal naval officers riding pigs through exotic lands - all for love of grog. Johnny Newcome drinking grog in the cockpit with other. . : Once again aboard HMS Victory's cockpit, Johnny Newcome finds himself immersed in jovial conversations while savoring his favorite drink amidst tales of daring adventures at sea. Regency gentleman falling over a gate while two women watch (Lt): In an amusing twist during Regency times, even gentlemen could find themselves stumbling after indulging too much in grog, much to the amusement of onlookers.