Stage set at the theatre of the hôtel de bourgogne. The chair indicates an interior. The characters portrayed show that a comedy is in progress. They are from left to right: "the watching frenchman"; the celebrated comic actors: "wild-faced" turlupin, "true" gaulthier, gros-guillaume; a lady; and a spaniard (identified by his ruff). Turlupin is stealing gaultier-garguille's purse. The frenchman and lady are dressed in fashionable contemporary costume. Reference: howarth, william d. , ed. (1997). French theatre in the neo-classical era 1550–1789, pp. 197–198. Cambridge: cambridge university press. Isbn 978-0521100878 (digital reprint, 2008). Date: 1634.
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