"The interior of an artisan's living-room. A young man, working at a carpenter's bench (left), turns round to look with pleased expectancy at a lottery ticket, which his wife holds out to him, alluringly inscribed with the royal arms, 'State Lottery Office L 30,000'. She is neatly dressed, wearing a hat; her apron is filled with a leg of mutton and vegetables. A child beside her has an open book, 'Road to Ruin', and looks anxiously at her mother. A well-dressed little girl plays with a cat. Simple prosperity is indicated by a well-filled hanging cupboard, and two shirts hanging on a line. On the wall is a print of Eve offering the apple to Adam."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sunshine of hope
Description:
Title etched below image., Numbered '622' in the lower left corner., Companion print to: The ticket a blank, or, The clouds of despair. See British Museum catalogue, v. 5, no. 8232., and Mounted to 38 x 29 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Allegories, Carpenter shops, Carpenters, Cats, Families, Interiors, and Lottery tickets
