Shiel walks past two old sailors, one with a wooden leg, who make remarks about him as Daniel O'Connell stands by wrapped in a cloak. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

  • Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
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3 April 1838
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36800i
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view Shiel walks past two old sailors, one with a wooden leg, who make remarks about him as Daniel O'Connell stands by wrapped in a cloak. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

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Shiel walks past two old sailors, one with a wooden leg, who make remarks about him as Daniel O'Connell stands by wrapped in a cloak. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Shiel was appointed the governor of Greenwich Hospital. Member for Tipperary, a repealer and Roman Catholic, his appointment probably owed something to O'Connell

Publication/Creation

London (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 3 April 1838 (70 Saint Martin's lane : A. Ducôte's lithography)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 24.1 x 32.1 cm + album.

Lettering

A Greenwich pensioner! HB Extensive dialogue within the print

References note

An illustrated key to the political sketches of H.B., London 1841, pp.373-374

Reference

Wellcome Collection 36800i

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