"In front of a roaring fire sits a stout old cleric in a powdered wig, with a clay pipe in his mouth and a pot of hot toddy on the trivet. On the other side of the hearth sits his old wife, and [...] a pretty daughter with a book on her lap, to which ...
Alternative Title:
Country vicar's fireside
Description:
Title, artist, and approximate date from the 1786 exhibition catalogue of the Royal Academy.
Watercolor depicting a man, shown full-length, playing a violin and wearing a jacket trimmed with gold tassels. On the right a young lady dances to the tune. The dancer, with blue ribbon tied around her waist, discreetly lifts up her skirt to performi...
