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"'.

Object Details

ID: PAD4737
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
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
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