The Bottle Sowerby Two women and a man

Two women and a man wearing evening dress

whilst in the background infantry soldiers take part in a drill

A yawning night watchman wearing a yellow overcoat and carrying a cudgel and lantern

View of the statue of Charles James Fox in Bloomsbury Square

Interior view of the coffee room at the Auction Mart

The Bottle Sowerby Two women and a man'The Bottle', 1847; showing an interior domestic scene with the husband and wife fighting due to the effects of excessive drinking. The children are trying to restrain their father. The house is almost completely devoid of furniture apart from an overturned table and chair. The 'bottle' and a glass are ever present on the mantelshelf.