A doctor trying to administer medicines to a drunken, carbuncled sailor. Coloured etching by W. Elmes after XYZ.

Sailors drinking in a crypt. Coloured etching by W. Elmes.

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Elmes, William, active 1811-1820.

Images from the collections

Images by Elmes, William, active 1811-1820.

Works from the collections

A doctor trying to administer medicines to a drunken, carbuncled sailor. Coloured etching by W. Elmes after XYZ.

Sailors drinking in a crypt. Coloured etching by W. Elmes.