Can Anyone help to identify this painting?

[steve.ledger]

I see a knee on the left side that isn't on the one in the link zaphodeist posted. I find that very odd.

That's the thumb of the person holding the picture as they photographed it

[Su Lawrence]

This was by a Belgian artist called Antoine Wiertz - "Hunger, Madness, Crime" - 1864 (using the book Steve found as a search reference). Good job on finding it guys, I think it's a pretty obscure painting ...

... pretty grim aswell.

Regards

Su

[zaphodeist]

Nice one Su!

[wizard509]

That's the thumb of the person holding the picture as they photographed it

OK thanks Steve. Silly me, I could have sworn it was a bear knee of someone setting at the table. However in light of your comment I can plainly see it is a thumb.