Size 28" x 36" Format Oil on Canvas
Signature Yes Frame Not known
History of the painting
| Date | Auctioneer | Lot | Offer Price | Sale Price |
| 10 May 1983 | Phillip's | 70 | Not known | £5,000 |
Other observations
This is the earliest known example of Harry Brooker's apparent favourite size
and orientation of painting (Landscape 28" x 36") of which there are
nearly fifty known examples.
The room appears to be almost exactly the same as "A Visit to the Sweet Shop 1897", not just by the staircase but by the shape of the wall to the left of the fireplace.
The poor quality image is from a photocopy held at the Witt Library.
The children are not very distinct but their ages seem to be consistent with
Ruth (age 5), Oswald (age 7), Edwin (age 4) and Charles (first appearance aged
2). Note also an adult (parent?) sitting near the fireplace.