An old sailor with wooden leg and a man with no arms drinking in a tavern; below is a song about their seafaring days. Etching by I. Cruikshank, c. 1791.

  • Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811
Date:
25 June 1791
Reference:
26889i
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London (no. 3, Piccadilly) : W. Fores, 25 June 1791.

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1 print : etching ; platemark 19 x 25 cm

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JC J Cruikshank del ... Lettering continues below the image with four verses of a song by Mr. Dibdin entitled "the Greenwich pensioner"

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Wellcome Collection 26889i

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