In 1792 Naval executions were conducted by way of strangulation where the victims were hoisted from the deck on tackle attached to the ends of the yards. The ropes were pulled by their shipmates. In the case of the Bounty mutineers, the prisoners are summoned up. As they emerge from the darkness below they look around, blinking, startled at the size of the crowd, which in turn, roars and shouts to each other then strain around corners, over heads, under awnings, to get a sight of the condemned. People in boats lay their hands on the shoulders of the people before then, fathers lift children and loved ones to a view, they stand on tiptoe, get upon gunwales, stand upon next to nothing, to see every inch of those condemned.

23" x 15"