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Dramatic though this backdrop is, it’s the cavalrymen gathered in the foreground whose antics are the main entertainment for the viewer. They have been attracted up from the camp by the tent, which has been pitched by a ’sutler', a man – or very often a woman – who made their living by following an army on the march and selling drink and other provisions to the troops.
Inevitably, it was a popular place for off-duty soldiers to relax and enjoy themselves. Here, a cavalryman raises his empty tankard, the officer in the centre attempts a seduction and a third horseman celebrates his own arrival with a blast on his bugle.
Title
Cavalrymen halted at a Sutler's Booth
Date
probably 1650s
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 51.5 x W 41.7 cm
Accession number
NG878
Acquisition method
Bought with the Peel Collection, 1871
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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