Nice one Sooper. He killed some bloke allegedly at a tennis court, and then went on the run engaging in numerous other brawls until he too died somewhat mysteriously. Caravaggio is worth reading about, a real nasty, violent piece of work, yet a sublime artist. His painting of Salome receiving the head of St John the Baptist is a masterpiece, made all the more resonant when you learn that the severed head is probably a self portrait.
Staying on the subject of art, who was the only artist to have his work exhibited at all eight Paris Impressionist Exhibitions between 1874 and 1886? He also lived in Norwood during the 1870s, there is actually a blue plaque on the building my solicitor is based in at Westow Hill, Crystal Palace...
Claude Monet's painting of the Houses of Parliament is my favourite impressionist view of London, but I'm guessing the bloke you are after is Camille Pissarro.
Correct Stan, for years I've seen that blue plaque without realising he has actually done a number of paintings known as 'The Norwoods' which are held at the National Gallery and several others of the locality at that time that are owned by Dulwich College. Over to you...
...possibly a bit cryptic, but what landmarks give us a clue as to the whereabouts of Beer Street and Gin Lane?
St Georges Church in Bloomsbury featured in Hogarth's cartoon 'Gin Lane'. I know this as it's on my chess club's website, don't know about the Beer Street bit though...
The Beer street landmark is St Martin-in-the-Fields. When I left school and went to work, I started out as an antiquarian bookseller. A very well read posh lady who owned the business explained Hogarth's print to me, when she saw me looking at it one day. I'd wished I had kept a copy of it now.
...and so, between the two of them, they licked the platter clean. Nice joint work Sooper and Nines, first to the draw for next question....
Are you a bit bored lads? Young men like yourselves should be out enjoying yourselves and trying to strike it lucky by pulling a cracker.
For the sake of moving this on, I've undertaken some in-depth research and it seems the answer is Mintonette and it was invented by a William G. Morgan. Why didn't he call it Morganette?
