An unmarried man sits alone smoking a pipe by the fire and pondering the pros and cons of marriage. Colour process print after Rutherford, 191-.

London (Southampton House, W.C.) : Inter-Art Co., [between 1910 and 1917?] (Printed in England)

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 8.8 x 14 cm

A bachelor's soliloquy. To marry or not to marry: that is the question, Whether 'tis better to remain single and disappoint a few girls - for a time, or wed and disappoint one girl- for life! Rutherford. Lengthy inscription on verso.

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Whisky and soda are on the table. The word 'bachelor', like the word 'single', both ostensibly meaning unmarried, was often a pre-1960s code word for gay. The term 'established bachelor' was, to the end of the twentieth century, frequently a euphemism for someone known or suspected of being homosexual".

Wellcome Collection 2059443i

Various collectors' websites give Rutherford's forename as David