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1. Descriptions of battles by sea & land in two volumes, from the Kings Library's at Greenwich & Chelsea / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [March 1801]
- Call Number:
- Print01026
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 63. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Two jovial old pensioners sit together on a bench, smoking and gesticulating. The sailor (left) holds a frothing tankard, and raises his pipe above his head; his wooden leg extends stiffly. The soldier turns his head in profile to the left, gesticulating with his right hand; he has lost his left arm. Both are neatly dressed."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Descriptions of battles by sea and land
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Medical: wooden leg -- Greenwich Hospital pensioner -- Chelsea Hospital pensioner -- Pensioners., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Prostheses -- Greenwich Hospitals -- Chelsea Hospital., and 1 print : etching, hand-colored ; plate mark 223 x 172 mm.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich. and Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Hospitals, Prosthesis, Amputees, Older people, Veterans, Disabled veterans, Peg legs, Pipes (Smoking), and Drinking vessels
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Descriptions of battles by sea & land in two volumes, from the Kings Library's at Greenwich & Chelsea / [graphic]
2. Descriptions of battles by sea & land in two volumes, from the Kings Library's at Greenwich & Chelsea / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [March 1801]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 63. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Two jovial old pensioners sit together on a bench, smoking and gesticulating. The sailor (left) holds a frothing tankard, and raises his pipe above his head; his wooden leg extends stiffly. The soldier turns his head in profile to the left, gesticulating with his right hand; he has lost his left arm. Both are neatly dressed."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Descriptions of battles by sea and land
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Medical: wooden leg -- Greenwich Hospital pensioner -- Chelsea Hospital pensioner -- Pensioners., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Prostheses -- Greenwich Hospitals -- Chelsea Hospital., Leaf 63 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.1 x 17.3 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich. and Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Hospitals, Prosthesis, Amputees, Older people, Veterans, Disabled veterans, Peg legs, Pipes (Smoking), and Drinking vessels
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Descriptions of battles by sea & land in two volumes, from the Kings Library's at Greenwich & Chelsea / [graphic]
3. Descriptions of battles by sea & land in two volumes, from the Kings Library's at Greenwich & Chelsea / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [March 1801]
- Call Number:
- 801.03.00.01 Impression 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 63. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Two jovial old pensioners sit together on a bench, smoking and gesticulating. The sailor (left) holds a frothing tankard, and raises his pipe above his head; his wooden leg extends stiffly. The soldier turns his head in profile to the left, gesticulating with his right hand; he has lost his left arm. Both are neatly dressed."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Descriptions of battles by sea and land
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Medical: wooden leg -- Greenwich Hospital pensioner -- Chelsea Hospital pensioner -- Pensioners., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Prostheses -- Greenwich Hospitals -- Chelsea Hospital., and Provenance identification in contemporary hand near bottom of print.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich. and Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Hospitals, Prosthesis, Amputees, Older people, Veterans, Disabled veterans, Peg legs, Pipes (Smoking), and Drinking vessels
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Descriptions of battles by sea & land in two volumes, from the Kings Library's at Greenwich & Chelsea / [graphic]
4. Sir Cecils budget for paying the national debt [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1784 March 30
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Collection Title:
- The political and humourous works of Thomas Rowlandson, 1774-1825
- Container / Volume:
- Vol. 1 (Box 2 of 2) | Folder I-53
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Abstract:
- In the foreground, the veterans with wooden legs and on crutches try to get away from the crumbling facade of the Chelsea Hospital. Several of them lie on the ground crushed by the fallen columns. In the background, a group of women, outraged by the proposal to abolish the Chelsea Hospital and to tax employers of maid servants, attacks with brooms and a slop jar the proposal's author, Sir Cecil Wray.
- Description:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue. and Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Mrs. Dackery, St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789.
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Darchery, Elizabeth, publisher., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Riviere & Son Binding., Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England), and Wray, Cecil,--Sir,--1734-1805--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Subject (Topic):
- Building failures., Chamber pots., Disabled veterans. , Peg legs. , and Servants.
- Collection Created:
- London
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Sir Cecils budget for paying the national debt [graphic].
5. Sir Cecils budget for paying the national debt [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [30 March 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.03.30.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- In the foreground, the veterans with wooden legs and on crutches try to get away from the crumbling facade of the Chelsea Hospital. Several of them lie on the ground crushed by the fallen columns. In the background, a group of women, outraged by the proposal to abolish the Chelsea Hospital and to tax employers of maid servants, attacks with brooms and a slop jar the proposal's author, Sir Cecil Wray
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 32 x 46 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. March 30th, 1784, by Mrs. Dacheray, St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 and Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Disabled veterans, Peg legs, Servants, Chamber pots, and Building failures
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Sir Cecils budget for paying the national debt [graphic].
6. The Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea for soldiers children of the regular army, intended for 500 girls & 500 boys. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [20 May 1805]
- Call Number:
- Topos L847 no. 16+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate numbered "50" in upper right corner.
- Publisher:
- Published 20th May, 1805, by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53, Fleet Street
- Subject (Name):
- Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea for soldiers children of the regular army, intended for 500 girls & 500 boys. [graphic]
