Drie ingekwartierde Franse soldaten lachen een dienstmeid uit als zij betaling vraagt voor de drank, RP-T-00-3527, Johan Daniël de Gijselaar, between 1795 and 1796

Identification title(s): three billeted french soldiers laugh at a maid when she asks for payment for drinks, 1795. Object type: drawing object number: rp-t-00-3527. Catalog reference: fmh 5317-2. Description: in a civilian home, three french soldiers are sitting at a table, smoking and drinking. A fourth stands by the mantelpiece with an open fire. The maid stands in front of the table and makes the gesture 'pay'. The soldiers laugh at her. On the wall of the room is a drawing with the same scene, with the caption 1796 l 'egalite. In the background a wine cellar. Civil life during the arrival of the french in 1795-1796. See also pendant. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: johan daniël de gijselaar (signed by hand). Place of manufacture: northern netherlands. Dating: 1795 - 1796. Physical characteristics: pen and brush in gray. Material: paper technique: pen / brush. Dimensions: h 257 mm × w 311 mm. Subject: what: the (nude) human figure; 'corpo humano' (ripa) (+ laughing at a person), quartered in private houses. French time. When: 1795 - 1796. Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: between 1795 and 1796.