Episode from a story

Panel
41 x 49 cm
Inv.nr. 144-1946, Cat.nr.23

A man in 17th c. West-European dress is greeted by a rabbi or an imam who is accompanied by an officer in late 16th c. dress and two soldiers. Bramer did a lot of illustrating of stories that were well-known in his time but it is unknown which one is meant here.

Scene with soldiers

Slate
Dated: 1626
21 x 14 cm
Inv.nr. 28-1946, Cat.nr.24

The earliest example of a 'cortegaardje' (corps de garde) - a group of drinking and cardplaying soldiers.