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Officer scolding drinking soldier without uniform
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Officer scolding drinking soldier without uniform

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet · c. 1840 · toonlithografie; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The officer scolds the man, who is enjoying the food and wine on the table, because he is not wearing his uniform. The man apologizes by saying that he cannot afford a uniform because of his wife and children.

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Credit lineOfficier berispt drinkende militair zonder uniform. c. 1840. Nicolas Toussaint Charlet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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