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A nurse (?) presenting trusses, corsets and artificial limbs to those who need them. Colour lithograph by Henry Le Monnier, 1924.
Le Monnier, Henry, 1893-1978.Date: Novre. 1925Reference: 46917i
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Über künstliche Beine / von D.E. Meier.
Meier, Dan. Edward.Date: 1871
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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.
Edward Matthew WardDate: 1845Reference: 31794i
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Monographe traitant des membres artificiels de "Marks" avec mains et pieds en caoutchouc (breveté).
Marks, George E. (George Edwin), 1853-1932Date: 1898
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King Louis XIV in bed, having been told that the rumour of King William III's death was untrue, is treated by physicians and surgeons representing different nations. Etching by P. Bouttats., c. 1690.
Bouttats, Philibert, 1654 or 1655-Date: 1690Reference: 17524i
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Abhandlung über A. A. Marks' künstliche Glieder / nebst illustrirtem Katalog von A. A. Marks vervollkommneten, neuerfundenen und patentirten Gummi-Händen und Füssen.
Marks, George E. (George Edwin), 1853-1932Date: [1893]
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Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, and others, celebrating the destruction of the Russian navy. Coloured lithograph, 1855.
John BurnetDate: 25 October 1855Reference: 31948i
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World War Two: two disabled men, both with missing limbs, working the land. Watercolour by L. Rawlings, c. 1944.
Rawlings, Leo, -1990.Date: 1944Reference: 24141i
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Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich: visitors in the Painted Hall, with Horatio Nelson's catafalque. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck after A. C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson, 1810.
Thomas RowlandsonDate: 1 January 1810Reference: 29924i
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The gates of Greenwich Hospital, flanked by a sailor holding a Union Flag, and a Pensioner on crutches: naval paraphernalia at the base of the print. Wood engraving by [W.H.P.].
Reference: 33298i
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A tramp exclaiming to another tramp that his severed legs have become whole again as a result of taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.
Charles Jameson GrantDate: 10 January 1834Reference: 11854i
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A veteran soldier or sailor who has had all four limbs amputated comparing his lot with a fellow veteran who has lost only one leg; the latter reproaches him for his discontent. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.
Charles Jameson GrantDate: April 26th 1834Reference: 589673i
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Everyday life at Greenwich Hospital: left, Pensioners filing into the entrance to the west Dining Hall, right, beating the tattoo at sunset. Wood engravings by M. Jackson, 1865.
Date: 1865Reference: 31987i
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A disabled soldier has his wooden legs stolen by four Irishmen in a bar. Colour lithograph by H.G. Banks, ca. 1899.
Banks, H. G.Date: [1899], ©1899Reference: 556713i
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Three uniformed German army officers in the Kingdom of Württemberg, two from the disabled soldiers corps. Coloured lithograph by H.M.D. Monten, ca. 1838.
Dietrich MontenDate: 1838Reference: 24284i
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Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, a three-quarter view of the Hall. Coloured engraving by J. Storer after F. Nash, 1803.
Date: 1 January 1804Reference: 28203i
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Beschreibung und Abbildung eines neuerfundenen künstlichen Fusses : zum Ersatze des Ober- und Unterschenkels / von Margarethe Caroline Eichler ; mit 2 lithographischen Tafeln.
Eichler, Margarethe Caroline.Date: 1834
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Greenwich Pensioners variously sitting or standing in the colonnade of the "Helpless ward" at Greenwich Hospital. Lithograph by S. Rayner.
Rayner, Samuel, active 1823-1874.Reference: 33285i
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A Greenwich Pensioner sits with a Chelsea Pensioner, telling stories of their campaigns: each is disabled in various ways. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1801.
Robert DightonDate: March 1801Reference: 31329i
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World War Two: two disabled men, one with a leg amputated and one with an artificial leg. Watercolour by L. Rawlings, c. 1944.
Rawlings, Leo, -1990.Date: 1944Reference: 24140i
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Satan, winged and one-legged, tempts Christ on a high cliff. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.
Maerten de VosDate: 1582Reference: 22507i
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Two Greenwich Pensioners sitting in the garden of a tavern, near the Hospital, a woman behind listening to them, another Pensioner in the distance on the right. Mezzotint, 1791.
Date: 22 March 1791Reference: 31286i
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A man sells a woman an artificial leg at national health service prices. Colour photomechanical reproduction of a lithograph by N. Dorville, c. 1901.
Dorville, Noël, 1874-1938.Reference: 17013i
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A Greenwich Pensioner [?], with an eye-patch and a wooden leg, holding a foaming tankard. Coloured wood engraving.
Reference: 32766i
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Manufacture of artificial limbs in Glasgow for Scottish servicemen injured in World War I. Photograph album by Yarrow & Co. Ltd.
Yarrow Shipbuilders LimitedDate: [1917]Reference: 33737i

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A nurse (?) presenting trusses, corsets and artificial limbs to those who need them. Colour lithograph by Henry Le Monnier, 1924.

Über künstliche Beine / von D.E. Meier.

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.

Monographe traitant des membres artificiels de "Marks" avec mains et pieds en caoutchouc (breveté).

King Louis XIV in bed, having been told that the rumour of King William III's death was untrue, is treated by physicians and surgeons representing different nations. Etching by P. Bouttats., c. 1690.

Abhandlung über A. A. Marks' künstliche Glieder / nebst illustrirtem Katalog von A. A. Marks vervollkommneten, neuerfundenen und patentirten Gummi-Händen und Füssen.

Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, and others, celebrating the destruction of the Russian navy. Coloured lithograph, 1855.

World War Two: two disabled men, both with missing limbs, working the land. Watercolour by L. Rawlings, c. 1944.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich: visitors in the Painted Hall, with Horatio Nelson's catafalque. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck after A. C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson, 1810.

The gates of Greenwich Hospital, flanked by a sailor holding a Union Flag, and a Pensioner on crutches: naval paraphernalia at the base of the print. Wood engraving by [W.H.P.].

A tramp exclaiming to another tramp that his severed legs have become whole again as a result of taking J. Morison's vegetable pills. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.

A veteran soldier or sailor who has had all four limbs amputated comparing his lot with a fellow veteran who has lost only one leg; the latter reproaches him for his discontent. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.

Everyday life at Greenwich Hospital: left, Pensioners filing into the entrance to the west Dining Hall, right, beating the tattoo at sunset. Wood engravings by M. Jackson, 1865.

A disabled soldier has his wooden legs stolen by four Irishmen in a bar. Colour lithograph by H.G. Banks, ca. 1899.

Three uniformed German army officers in the Kingdom of Württemberg, two from the disabled soldiers corps. Coloured lithograph by H.M.D. Monten, ca. 1838.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, a three-quarter view of the Hall. Coloured engraving by J. Storer after F. Nash, 1803.

Beschreibung und Abbildung eines neuerfundenen künstlichen Fusses : zum Ersatze des Ober- und Unterschenkels / von Margarethe Caroline Eichler ; mit 2 lithographischen Tafeln.

Greenwich Pensioners variously sitting or standing in the colonnade of the "Helpless ward" at Greenwich Hospital. Lithograph by S. Rayner.

A Greenwich Pensioner sits with a Chelsea Pensioner, telling stories of their campaigns: each is disabled in various ways. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1801.

World War Two: two disabled men, one with a leg amputated and one with an artificial leg. Watercolour by L. Rawlings, c. 1944.

Satan, winged and one-legged, tempts Christ on a high cliff. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.

Two Greenwich Pensioners sitting in the garden of a tavern, near the Hospital, a woman behind listening to them, another Pensioner in the distance on the right. Mezzotint, 1791.

A man sells a woman an artificial leg at national health service prices. Colour photomechanical reproduction of a lithograph by N. Dorville, c. 1901.

A Greenwich Pensioner [?], with an eye-patch and a wooden leg, holding a foaming tankard. Coloured wood engraving.

Manufacture of artificial limbs in Glasgow for Scottish servicemen injured in World War I. Photograph album by Yarrow & Co. Ltd.