Size 27" x 36"
Format Oil on Canvas
Signature Lower Right
Frame Not known
History of the painting
| Date | Auctioneer | Lot | Offer Price | Sale Price |
| 22 Nov 1982 | Phillip's | 191 | Not known | £6,500 |
| 6 Nov 1991 | Sotheby's London | 147 | £10,000 - £15,000 | £11,000 |
Other observations
The older boy sitting reading on the window sill is probably Oswald (now aged 8) as he is wearing the same top as in Busy Hours 1888 where Edgar was making the model boat. Edwin is sitting on the floor and it may be Charles imploring Oswald to join the play.
That leaves the problem of identifying the two girls playing with the dolls house. It is clear that only one of these can be Ruth and she is probably the one sitting to the left of the dolls house with a friend or relative to the right of the dolls house.
The copper coal scuttle (or a similar one) appears in Blind Man's Buff 1898
ten years later.