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Greenwich Pensioners: P.77-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Greenwich Pensioners
Set of four book pages

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

Circa 1820 - Circa 1850

Note

Book page

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: GREENWICH PENSIONERS
  • Location: Sheet upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: The wooden substituted limb, / The eye, tho' sightless, never dim; / The armless body proudly wears / The laurel gain'd - the laurel shares.
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.77-R
Primary reference Number: 125025
Temporary number: T.77

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Greenwich Pensioners" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/125025 Accessed: 2024-04-25 05:22:02

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/125025 |title=Greenwich Pensioners |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 05:22:02|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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