Disappointed Epicures

Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher Thomas Tegg British

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At right, eight elderly male diners rise from their chairs in surprise to angrily look towards an accident caused by a dog who has tripped a servant in the doorway, making him spill the contents of a serving dish, which has then caused the man behind to spill liquid out of a tureen. At left, a third servant, distracted by the incident, sprays the contents of a bottle of spruce beer onto the other two servants.

Disappointed Epicures, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching

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