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Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships, rowing boats and a couple walking on the shore in the foreground. Engraving by W. Walker and J. Walker, 1792, after F. Nicholson.

The Dropping Well, Knaresborough, Yorkshire: with the ruins of Knaresborough Castle, and three visitors admiring the well. Line engraving by J. Walker, 1798, after F. Nicholson.

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Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships, rowing boats and a couple walking on the shore in the foreground. Engraving by W. Walker and J. Walker, 1792, after F. Nicholson.

The Dropping Well, Knaresborough, Yorkshire: with the ruins of Knaresborough Castle, and three visitors admiring the well. Line engraving by J. Walker, 1798, after F. Nicholson.