A furious veteran with a wooden leg and bandaged eye and a maid servant attack Sir Cecil Wray with a crutch and a broom, respectively. The maid stands on a piece of paper inscribed,"Tax on servants" and in front of a padlocked door to the "Register O...
Alternative Title:
Sir Cecil chastised
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published April 2nd, 1784, by Willm Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805. and Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England).
Subject (Topic):
Great Britain, Politics and government, Political elections, Disabled veterans, Servants, Peg legs, Crutches, Brooms & brushes, and Politicians
In the foreground, the veterans with wooden legs and on crutches try to get away from the crumbling facade of the Chelsea Hospital. Several of them lie on the ground crushed by the fallen columns. In the background, a group of women, outraged by the p...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 30th, 1784, by Mrs. Dacheray, St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 and Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Disabled veterans, Peg legs, Servants, Chamber pots, and Building failures
In the foreground, the veterans with wooden legs and on crutches try to get away from the crumbling facade of the Chelsea Hospital. Several of them lie on the ground crushed by the fallen columns. In the background, a group of women, outraged by the p...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 30th, 1784, by Mrs. Dacheray, St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 and Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Disabled veterans, Peg legs, Servants, Chamber pots, and Building failures