The Greenwich Pensioner Written and composed by Mr Dibdin, For his Entertainment called The Oddities (caricature) RMG PX8524, Isaac Cruikshank, 25 June 1791
The greenwich pensioner written and composed by mr dibdin, for his entertainment called the oddities (caricature)
the four verses of charles dibdin's song, 'the greenwich pensioner' are printed below the image, which shows a one-legged greenwich pensioner standing in a tavern setting singing his song, while an armless one, seated left, is drinking from a beer tankard offered by a maid. Hand-coloured.;no. 12. Bound in album pag8512 with prints pag8513-pag8647; pag8649- pag8666. Date: 25 June 1791. Dimensions: Sheet: 395 x 258 mm. Collection: Fine art.