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Roberts toured Egypt in 1838–39 to find exotic oriental subjects to sketch. Lithograph prints were published on his return. This scene shows a typical coffee shop with the owner serving coffee from a large brass pot. Customers sit around, smoke from long pipes and chat or listen to a storyteller.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter
Title
The Coffee Shop
Date
c.1838–1839
Accession number
1294/1909
Acquisition method
Donation, 1909
Work type
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Queen Street, Exeter, Devon EX4 3RX England
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