Behind the bar 1882 Size:large West Indians

West Indians

Moonlight view of Trafalgar Square from the balustrade on north side and looking south-east down Whitehall

one of many in the West India Docks

With tales of lost industries

Publisher: John Murray Press

Behind the bar 1882 Size:large West IndiansBehind the Bar'. Watercolour depicting an interior of archetypal public house in late Victorian London. The bar is believed to be in Old Street or Caledonian Road. In the foreground are variety of bar fittings. The middle ground shows customers whose circumstances often imply addition to gin. In the background there is a pawnbroker's sign. This watercolour is a finished study for an oil of the same name.