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ANTIQUE #SA1161889

A Pair Of Early 19th C Watercolours Of A Solider And Sailor With Wooden Legs

£240    $317    €273
A delightful pair of early 19th century watercolours depicting a sailor and a solider witch wooden legs. The sailor, complete with eye patch, is soaking his wooden legs in a bowl of hot water and beneath him it says : “A cure for a cold”. The soldier in his red jacket, balances precariously, clutching a clay pipe in his hand, and beneath him it says: “Well I never could keep my legs”.
 
During the period following the Napoleonic wars it wouldn’t have been unusual to see men returning from the wars with a range of injuries, including wooden legs although it isn’t that often these paintings are ever found in pairs.
 
In later frames.
 
 
Measuring: (frame size - 16.5 cm x 12.5 cm)
 
English, c. 1830
 
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1161889
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 16.5cm (6.5inches)
Width is 12.5cm (4.9inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA1161889 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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