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On the right of the picture is a group of figures descending a staircase. Nearing the bottom, in the foreground, is a young Turk or Arab, wearing a fez, white scarf, blue pullover, gold cummerbund, white harem pants, blue stockings and shoes without laces. He grasps the stair-rail with his right hand, and looks at the old sailor on his left, whom he is supporting. The old man has full white whiskers, and wears an old coat, blue trousers, coloured cravat and red and white slippers. In his lapel he has a sprig of holly. He holds his walking stick in his left hand, and is about to place it on the lower step before putting his foot down. Behind this group is a young man in a sailor's blue shirt and collar. His right arm is in a sling, and he tweaks the ear of a boy who offers him a sprig of mistletoe.
Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Nottingham
Title
Friends in Adversity, Christmas Day at the Dreadnought Hospital, Greenwich (Coming Down to Dinner)
Date
1880
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 254 x W 193 cm
Accession number
NCM 1882-2
Acquisition method
purchased from the artist, possibly via Mr C. B. Cox, 1882
Work type
Painting
Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Friar Lane, off Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 6EL England
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