Sailors and 12 Apostles. (caricature)
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Three sailors and their female companions stroll through the City. The caption reads: 'A some sailors were passing by St. Paul's Cathedral; One of them pointing to the statues, asked who those Gemmen were? "the twelve apsotles to be sure" answered another. "How can that be?" said a third, "as why there only six of them!" "Shiver my timbers" replied the first "would you have them all on deck at once"'.
Three sailors and their female companions stroll through the City. The caption reads: 'A some sailors were passing by St. Paul's Cathedral; One of them pointing to the statues, asked who those Gemmen were? "the twelve apsotles to be sure" answered another. "How can that be?" said a third, "as why there only six of them!" "Shiver my timbers" replied the first "would you have them all on deck at once"'.
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Object Details
ID: | PAD4737 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Bowles & Carver; Mills, Alfred |
Places: | Unlinked place |
Date made: | 2 Jun 1806 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Mount: 210 mm x 170 mm |