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Ward, Edward Matthew, 1816-1879

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  • Solomon Eagle striding through plague ridden London with burning coals on his head, trying to fumigate the air. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.
  • A Greenwich Pensioner recounting his exploits to a small boy, showing him a print called "The blowing up of the Orient": his mother and a print pedlar (?) look on. Engraving by T. Holles, 1845, after E. M. Ward.
  • Solomon Eagle striding through plague ridden London with burning coals on his head, trying to fumigate the air. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.
  • A woman seated on the ground, torchbearer to left, below heads of plague victims. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.
  • A man with a torch walking alongside a cart of plague victims; a woman is holding a dead child. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.
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    A Greenwich Pensioner recounting his exploits to a small boy, showing him a print called "The blowing up of the Orient": his mother and a print pedlar (?) look on. Engraving by T. Holles, 1845, after E. M. Ward.

    Ward, Edward Matthew, 1816-1879. | Date: 1845 | Reference: 31794i
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    Solomon Eagle striding through plague ridden London with burning coals on his head, trying to fumigate the air. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

    Ward, Edward Matthew, 1816-1879. | Date: 1848 | Reference: 6425i
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    A man with a torch walking alongside a cart of plague victims; a woman is holding a dead child. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

    Ward, Edward Matthew, 1816-1879. | Date: 1848 | Reference: 6424i
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    A pharmacist slumped in his chair, a woman and child look on from across the table in shock. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

    Ward, Edward Matthew, 1816-1879. | Date: 1848 | Reference: 6426i
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    A terrified man realizing he has just contracted the plague, surrounded by a group of people. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.

    Ward, Edward Matthew, 1816-1879. | Date: 1848 | Reference: 6423i
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