Late 19th Century Wages & Living (Artist, Journalist)

[bremoisaho]

Writing a story that is set in London in 1891. One of my MC's is an artist who has recently graduated from The Royal Academy of Art and after a bump from The Times, is showing at the recent viewing.

What kind of wages would he be making?
How much would a painting typically cost?

MC2 has just made Principle Journalist at The Times, and is also living

Comments

[bopeepsheep]

his father who is a wealthy Marquee
Is he intense? (Sorry.) You probably mean Marquess. I hope.

[chickenfeet2003]

He had good in-tent-ions

[bopeepsheep]

A wicked young man from Tashkent
On causing a scandal was bent.
He went for a spree
Inside a marquee -
'Twas done with Mal Ishers in tent.

[chickenfeet2003]

I'm now wondering what the courtesy title for a younger son/daughter of a Marquee might be... Bivisac perhaps?

[randomstasis]

Second Billing, I believe;)

[bremoisaho]

-headdeask-
Marquess is definitely what I meant!

[lolmac]

Or a Marquis, if you prefer to avoid that newfangled spelling variation.

[syntinen_laulu]

Only if the family title is Scottish.