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Description: | A Greenwich Pensioner, probably a Hospital Boatswain from his laced cuff, seated in a carved chair by a table, filling his 'chalk' (clay pipe) from a rectangular tobacco box. On the table are a tankard of ale, a newspaper and his glasses, implying a tavern setting. The original print bears title, as above, below the image and a dedicatory inscription by the publisher (Jenkins) to Admiral Sir Richard Keats, Governor of Greenwich Hospital at the time it was engraved, set round his arms.
Michael Sharp (d. 1840) was a popular portrait and subject painter, and Academy exhibitor, much of whose work was engraved. The Museum has a large oil painting by him, 'Landing at Dover from the Steam Packet' (BHC1791).
Box Title: Greenwich G & H size Greenwich Pensioners 7.
caption: The Greenwich Pensioner | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich J. M. W. Greenwich Pensioner Peter Jenkins prints Sharp Jackson | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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