Title

The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, 19th century. Founded by King Charles II and intended for the succour and relief of veterans broken by age and war, the Royal Hospital was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Completed in 1692, the Grade 1 listed buildings still serve their original purpose in the 21st century.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1800

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C27_031

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (6,1Mb) / 16,0in x 12,1in / 4806 x 3637 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings London England hospital old aged architecture country rest resting British English war location century Britain soldiers soldier recuperation concept rehabilitation B&W MONOCHROME 17th century veteran engraving recuperating 19th century black & white black and white B W Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea nineteenth century seventeenth century The Print Collector Chelsea Hospital TGN Royal Hospital Chelsea engraving Unknown Sir Christopher Wren Wren Christopher Sir Christopher Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren engraving