'The Chelsea Pensioner', Chelsea, London, c1840. Artist: Anon

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'The Chelsea Pensioner', Chelsea, London, c1840. A war veteran in the traditional red uniform of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea sits reading from a newspaper to a young boy. The old man wears a medal on his chest, spectacles, and a tricorn hat with cockade. He holds a clay pipe in one hand.

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Photo credit: © The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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