An old soldier with a wooden leg telling a family about his experiences. Etching by W. Matthews after S. Jennen.

  • Jennen, S.
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23091i
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1 print : etching ; platemark 7.2 x 10.9 cm

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The country clergyman. ... S. Jennen del. W. Mathews sculpt. Lettering continues: "The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, sate by his fire, and talk'd the night away; wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Goldsmith"

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Wellcome Collection 23091i

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