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The two maimed sailors support themselves on crutches on the irregular cobble-stones of a London street. The sailor on the left holds his hat in his left hand as if begging, a crutch under his arm; his left leg is amputated, his right arm, which is without a hand, is raised towards his face, his right eye is bandaged. The sailor on the right is in back view and has lost his right leg and supports himself on two crutches

Two sailors with amputated legs, an eyepatch and an amputated arm moving with the aid of crutches. Etching by S.B., 1783.

The man wears a soldier's uniform and one of the two children holds out a hat begging for alms

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; image 17.4 x 23 cm

Three men help a sailor of their acquaintance who has slipped and broken his wooden leg by calling on a passing carpenter for help. Coloured engraving with etching.

1 drawing : pen and ink wash ; image 11.5 x 7.8 cm

A man with a wooden leg sings while he is accompanied by a blind man playing the flute and a dog performing on its hind legs. Pen and ink drawing.

Six women around a man in a wheelchair who has had part of his leg amputated; in the background, the gates to the Palace of Westminster

1 photograph : photoprint, silver gelatin ; sheet 16.5 x 21.5 cm

World War I: a wounded soldier and women celebrating the armistice in London. Photograph by Farringdon Photo Company, 1918.

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Normen für die Ablösung grösserer Gliedmassen / [Carl Ferd. v. Graefe].

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 22.4 x 23.2 cm

A one-legged beggar and former soldier approaches a wealthy clergyman for alms. Etching with engraving by John Collier, 1770.

A man in ragged clothing with a wooden leg and a stick is holding out his hand for alms. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

A surgeon dressing the stump of a patient's recently amputated leg. Engraving, 1738.

The soldier shows signs of distress and clutches a note reading "De'el tak the war". His pregnant wife carries a basket and a child in a sling over her shoulder while holding the donkey's reigns in her right hand

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 17.3 x 15.3 cm

A pregnant woman leading a donkey on which a discharged veteran, who has lost both his legs, is sitting carrying one of their children in a bucket. Etching with engraving by J. Caldwell after J. Collet, 1775.

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Two sailors with amputated legs, an eyepatch and an amputated arm moving with the aid of crutches. Etching by S.B., 1783.

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

Three men help a sailor of their acquaintance who has slipped and broken his wooden leg by calling on a passing carpenter for help. Coloured engraving with etching.

A man with a wooden leg sings while he is accompanied by a blind man playing the flute and a dog performing on its hind legs. Pen and ink drawing.

World War I: a wounded soldier and women celebrating the armistice in London. Photograph by Farringdon Photo Company, 1918.

Normen für die Ablösung grösserer Gliedmassen / [Carl Ferd. v. Graefe].

A one-legged beggar and former soldier approaches a wealthy clergyman for alms. Etching with engraving by John Collier, 1770.

A man in ragged clothing with a wooden leg and a stick is holding out his hand for alms. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

A surgeon dressing the stump of a patient's recently amputated leg. Engraving, 1738.

A pregnant woman leading a donkey on which a discharged veteran, who has lost both his legs, is sitting carrying one of their children in a bucket. Etching with engraving by J. Caldwell after J. Collet, 1775.

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Two sailors with amputated legs, an eyepatch and an amputated arm moving with the aid of crutches. Etching by S.B., 1783.

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

Three men help a sailor of their acquaintance who has slipped and broken his wooden leg by calling on a passing carpenter for help. Coloured engraving with etching.

A man with a wooden leg sings while he is accompanied by a blind man playing the flute and a dog performing on its hind legs. Pen and ink drawing.

World War I: a wounded soldier and women celebrating the armistice in London. Photograph by Farringdon Photo Company, 1918.

Normen für die Ablösung grösserer Gliedmassen / [Carl Ferd. v. Graefe].

A one-legged beggar and former soldier approaches a wealthy clergyman for alms. Etching with engraving by John Collier, 1770.

A man in ragged clothing with a wooden leg and a stick is holding out his hand for alms. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

A surgeon dressing the stump of a patient's recently amputated leg. Engraving, 1738.

A pregnant woman leading a donkey on which a discharged veteran, who has lost both his legs, is sitting carrying one of their children in a bucket. Etching with engraving by J. Caldwell after J. Collet, 1775.

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