Core Record |
| Title |
Swedish Tavern Scene |
| Alternative Title |
German Soldiers Surprised in an Inn by the Swedes |
| Collection |
Lancaster City Museum |
| Artist |
Sell, Christian (German painter, 1831-1883) |
| Date Earliest |
about 1840 |
| Date Latest |
1883 |
| Signed |
yes |
| Description |
Christian Sell was a painter of battle scenes and military subjects in general. Here he depicts a scene from the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) in which a group of drunken German soldiers are confronted by members of the Swedish army in a tavern. The artist chooses to paint the moment of discovery and the various responses, or indeed lack of response, of the inebriated German soldiers rather than an actual scrimmage. |
| Current Accession Number |
LM1892-3/2 |
| Inscription |
front lr 'Chr. Sell [...]Odey[...] Oderp..' |
| Subject |
history (30 Years War); military and war (German, Swedish) |
| Measurements |
99.5 x 132 cm.0 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| Acquisition Details |
Transferred from the Storey Institute 1976. |
| Provenance |
Given by F. E. Warburg, London, to the Storey Institute 1892. |
| Rights Owner |
Lancaster City Museum |
| Author |
Lisa Howard |
