Group of figures drinking

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Artist/Maker	Maclise, Daniel RA (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (drawn)

Pencil drawing depicting an ornate mirror reflecting a group of figures drinking and eating around a table with a curtain separating the table behind. More tables stretch back behind this group, each with high curtained backs. On the reverse is a drawing of St. James's Park, 1827.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Group of figures drinking (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil drawing Paper Pencil Drawing
Brief description	Drawing by Maclise. Table with hanging umbrealla and hat on either side of a mirror reflecting figures drinking.
Physical description	Pencil drawing depicting an ornate mirror reflecting a group of figures drinking and eating around a table with a curtain separating the table behind. More tables stretch back behind this group, each with high curtained backs. On the reverse is a drawing of St. James's Park, 1827.
Dimensions	Height: 11cm Width: 16cm Dimensions measured 30/12/2013
Credit line	Forster Bequest
Subjects depicted	Restaurants Cafes Mirrors Reflections
Associated object	F.88:197 (Verso)
Bibliographic reference	Exhibited in Mount 15 (double sided) in a pillar stand of thirty frames, containing three hundred and ninety drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and colour - figures, landscapes, etc. There are also seven by other hands (aside from Maclise) - Calderon, T.S. Cooper, Cope, Herbert, and Landseer, all R.A., F. Danby, A.R.A., and G. Cattermole. These drawings and sketches include the following celebrated persons, amongst whom were several more of the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters: C.J. Apperley, Sir Egerton Brydges, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), G. Cattermole, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Joshua Cristall, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), M. Faraday etc.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	F.88:190

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Record created	June 8, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O242361/group-of-figures-drinking-drawing-maclise-daniel-ra/

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