The "Tap" of a Country "Pub"
Henry Stacy Marks, RA (1829-1898)
Sketch
Illustration in Marks, facing p. 151
Far from struggling alone in their garrets, some young artists in the later Victorian period formed close bonds and took outings together, escaping from the city to places like Walton-on-Thames and Shepperton in Surrey (both mentioned by Marks in his book), and refreshing themselves at local hostelries.
Scanned image and text by Jacqueline Banerjee