"A companion print to British Museum Satires No. 6912; a similar group of men in a similar room stand or sit at a rectangular table singing from a large music-book held open on the table. Punch-bowl, wine-bottle, glasses, pipes, a tumbler are on the table which is covered by a heavy cloth. Their expressions are more serious than those of the catch-singers. Two men in the background are smoking, one of whom is lighting his pipe. A dog sits in the foreground looking up at the singers. The words of the glee are engraved beneath the print, beginning: 'Which is the properest Day to drink, Saturday, Sunday, Monday,'; republished state."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Allegresse
Description:
Title from item., Artist from description in Sotheby's catalog., Publication date assigned by the repository based on the series number., Twelve lines of verse below image., Numbered '567' in series., and Temporary local subject terms: Glee Club -- Punch bowls -- Wine bottles -- Glass: wine glasses -- Tablecloths -- Interiors: Robert Smith's house in St. Paul's Church Yard -- Carpets.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Singing, Smoking, Pipes (Smoking), Wine, Drinking vessels, and Dogs