Hopman Ulrich or the cheated stinginess: the bribery, A guard with a sword asks a young man (Godefroy), who secretly visits his beloved (Sybille) at night for money. The young man puts his hand in his pocket. The woman is holding a candle. There is a glass and a bottle on the sidewalk. On the right in the background a second guard. Scene from the comedy 'Hopman Ulrich or the cheated stinginess' by Johan van Paffenrode from 1661, in which the stingy character Ulrich is cheated by his wife Sybille, despite having him guarded. Her lover Godefroy bribes the guard, comedy, bribery, night, guard
Hopman Ulrich or the cheated stinginess: the bribery, A guard with a sword asks a young man (Godefroy), who secretly visits his beloved (Sybille) at night for money. The young man puts his hand in his pocket. The woman is holding a candle. There is a glass and a bottle on the sidewalk. On the right in the background a second guard. Scene from the comedy 'Hopman Ulrich or the cheated stinginess' by Johan van Paffenrode from 1661, in which the stingy character Ulrich is cheated by his wife Sybille, despite having him guarded. Her lover Godefroy bribes the guard, comedy, bribery, night, guard duty, keeping sentry, candlestick, Jacob Houbraken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1760 - 1780, paper, engraving, h 374 mm × w 271 mm
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