The Chelsea Pensioner, Chelsea, London living conditions An east facing view of

An east facing view of London Bridge

The sign of the rose hangs above the door

the harlot's handsome young lover has cost her an easy life with her Jewish protector and she is now in a Drury Lane lodging house

A dog watches something intently in the bottom right corner

with figures in Guildhall Yard

The Chelsea Pensioner, Chelsea, London living conditions An east facing view of'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.