A german officer lies on his back on a truckle bed in a poverty-stricken room. He smokes a long curved pipe, emitting. Clouds of smoke. His bare feet project from the striped duvet which is his only covering; on his nightcap is an insect. The plaster has fallen from the wall leaving large patches of brick; on it hang his sword, cloak, cocked hat, and a bust portrait of frederick the great inscribed 'f. 11'. The only objects on the boarded floor are a close-stool (left) with a torn 'brussells gazette', a chamber-pot, and pair of jack-boots (right). 22 january 1800
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1800. Dimensions: Height: 234 mm; Width: 310 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Frederick II, King of Prussia. Collection: British Museum. German-Luxury,-or-repos a l'Allemande. (BM 1868,0822.7142 1)
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