Two dustmen are sitting at a table in a coffee house: one is reading parliamentary reports in the newspaper supplied by the establishment while the other waits patiently to read it for its scientific announcements. Lithograph after R. Seymour.
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836.
- Date:
- 1830-1839
- Reference:
- 33682i
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A notice in the background identifies the location as "The Byron coffee house and reading rooms". The man interested only in the science notices appears to be portrayed as Jewish. The narrative to the etched version of the work identifies both men as dustmen
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London (96 Cheapside) : S. Tregear
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1 print : lithographs
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You shall have the paper directly, Sir, but really the debates are so very interesting. Oh. pray don't hurry Sir, it's only the scientific notices I care about. Sketches by Seymour. No.40. Vol.1 .
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Wellcome Collection 33682i
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