File:The Greenwich Pensioner (caricature) RMG PY3324.tiff
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Summary
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James Whittle and Richard Holmes Laurie |
Description |
English: The Greenwich Pensioner (caricature) Bears no: 262. This image was printed above the text of Charles Dibdin's song 'The Greenwich Pensioner' [?trimmed off this copy - to check]. Two Pensioners are seated at a table outside the door or what is by implication an alehouse just to the east of Greenwich Hospital, which appears in the background. One has a right wooden peg-leg and holds a full tankard. The other has a hook instead of a right hand and smokes a clay pipe, with an open twist of tobacco lying on the table. A third Pensioner with a stick approaches on the right under a large tree. All wear Hospital uniform of cocked hat, frock coats and breeches. The man on the left has a striped stocking on his left leg, his seated companion wears looser plain stockings. A woman in a mob cap (the maid or landlady) looks over a fence behind the table between them. The local setting is almost certainly imaginary, but this is also one of the earliest of several similar designs. There is however an earlier edition by Robert Sayer (copy in Spread Eagle Collection), from whom Laurie and Whittle may have taken over the plate; this was published, also over the song, on 22 March 1791. The chequered decoration on the door frame was recognized in the 18th century as a sign of the availability of 'ladies of easy virtue' (i.e a brothel). |
Date |
12 May 1794 date QS:P571,+1794-05-12T00:00:00Z/11 |
Dimensions | Sheet: 300 x 265 mm; Mount: 557 mm x 405 mm |
Notes | Box Title: Greenwich G & H size Caricatures 12. |
Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/143271 |
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
Identifier InfoField | Unidentified Prints & Drawings Number: 14 id number: PAH3324 |
Collection InfoField | Fine art |
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