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Captain Ulrich, or the Deceived Greed: The Bribery
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A watchman with a sword demands money from a young man (Godefroy), who is secretly visiting his beloved (Sybille) at night. The young man reaches into his trouser pocket. The woman holds a candle. On the sidewalk stand a glass and a bottle. To the right in the background, a second watchman. Scene from the comedy 'Captain Ulrich or the Deceived Avarice' by Johan van Paffenrode (1661), in which the avaricious character Ulrich is deceived by his wife Sybille, despite his efforts to have her guarded. Her lover Godefroy bribes the watchman. In the margin, two four-line verses in Dutch and French.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHopman Ulrich of de Bedrogen Gierigheid: de omkoping. 1760 - 1780. Jacob Houbraken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
