A man and a pretty young woman (three-quarter length), wearing a feathered hat, are seated on a settee behind a luncheon-table, a corner of which is visible on the left. They embrace each other. On the table is a dish of lamb chops, with two plates on which the knives and forks have been thrown down. There is also an open book: 'art of pimping by l. T', and a watch whose hands point to 3 o'clock. On the right is an open sash-window through which can be seen a garden below with a groom holding a horse and two men on horseback, one of whom looks towards the window, saying, "what a while they are filling their belly's. " on the horizon is a castle on a hill. 26 april 1792. Hand-coloured etching. Date: 1792. Dimensions: Height: 247 mm; Width: 377 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore. Collection: British Museum. A luncheon at Gibside-Lamb chops and rump steaks. (BM 1868,0808.6185)
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