Here's a character study by Richard Caton Woodville (1825-1855).
Politics in an Oyster House (1848) by Richard Caton Woodville
According to American Antiquarian:
"Two men sit across the table from each other in an oyster house, an establishment used commonly as a meeting spot and watering hole. The younger man, dressed all in black and wearing his top hat indoors, is leaning across the table toward his middle-aged companion, arguing some political point. He tightly clutches a newspaper, suggesting that something he has read has instigated the argument. The older man looks out at the viewer, rather than at his young, fiery companion, with a slightly bemused look, perhaps implying that the situation is a familiar one and that he has heard—and probably disagreed with—all of the younger man’s points before. Though we have no way of knowing what the argument is about, the image captures a scenario typical at the time, in which a political argument, instigated or fueled by the latest news, takes place in a public meeting space."
The painting became a popular print and was well received by critics of the day. Woodville only produced about 20 paintings. He died at age 30 from an overdose of morphine.
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