Illustration by poul steffensen from the danish novel gjøngehøvdingen by carit etlar which takes place during the dano-swedish war in 1657-1658. A swedish artilleryman, a drummer and the treacherous merchant espen naas drink to the swedish king in an inn. Ib abelsøn has tricked the three into drinking and now he pretends to be sleeping in the background. Date: Original illustration from the 1890s, here reprint from 1909..
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