Work and Play trail (pdf) - National Museums Liverpool

Go to Room 6...Find the painting and read the red labelSweethearts and Wives byJ L (Date: )Go to Room 6...Spot the DifferenceCan you find five differences in the picture?The Stonebreaker by John Brett Date: 1857-8 No: 1632Look at the men in the boat.What is their job?Look at the man and the woman inthe centre of the picture. What doyou think that they are saying?Write your answer in the speechbubbles.Look at the people in thepicture. How do you think thatthey are feeling?Circle your answers:Hopeful Sad AmazedAngry Afraid BoredExcited Happy LovingTrue 4 False 8Put a tick next to sentences that youthink are true, and a cross next tosentences that you think are false.There is a ship in the background ofthe picture. Can you describe it inyour own words?All the men in the picture arewearing hats.There are five women in the picture.All the men in the picture have beards.The ship in the backgroundhas a red flag.Did you know?St Mary’s Church in Birkenhead andBidston Windmill can be seen in the pictureacross the river Mersey. Today St Mary’sspire and the windmill are still standingover 150 years later. Of course, manyother buildings have been added to thewaterfront since the picture was painted.Photographs of ‘Bust of Charles Dickens’ and ‘The Stonebreaker’ taken by Kevin Casey.Use thisoriginal ofthe painting(left) to helpyou spot fivedifferences inthe pictureabove.