A fruit shop lounge (BM 1851,0901.301)
Summary
Design in an oval. Five persons arranged round a rectangular table, the drawing of which is curiously faulty. An officer in regimentals, seated in back view, holding the 'Morning Herald', turns his head in profile towards a young woman seated on his left who wears a broad-brimmed hat. On the right of the table a stout, plainly dressed citizen is seated in profile, with a crutch under his arm, looking gloomily at the bill before him:
'Dr to s. d.
One Apple . . . . 2 0
A Peach . . . . 5 6
A Bunch of Grapes. . . 18 6
A Glass of Water . . 10.'
He is on a larger scale than the other figures. Two persons stand on the farther side of the table: a fashionably dressed man in profile to the left, who gazes at a woman holding a large muff, her back reflected in a wall-mirror. On a shelf (right) are a bottle of 'Eau de Cologne', and two covered pots inscribed 'Parfait Amour' and 'Ratafia'. 22 May 1786
Hand-coloured etching
Nothing Found.