Ragged french soldiers fraternize with stout dutchmen. In the centre a tall sansculotte (right) and a short, fat dutchman embrace with a kiss; the frenchman picks the other's pocket, smiling sardonically. Another frenchman (left) is about to plunge a dagger into the dutchman's back. In the foreground (right) an almost naked frenchman sits on a barrel of 'gin' drinking from a 'gin' bottle. In the middle distance (left) a ragged but foppish frenchman bows insinuatingly to a fat vrouw; her husband, standing between them and smoking a pipe, makes the introduction with a dubious scowl. In the background (right) a dutchman with uplifted club drives off a band of sansculottes. 12 january 1795. Hand-coloured etching. Date: 1795. Dimensions: Height: 248 mm; Width: 350 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The coalition, a scene on the continent (BM 1876,1014.25)
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