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Soldiers at Cards

Image credit: University of Edinburgh

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Genre scene of five men in hats playing cards in a wooden interior, the high hats and costumes give away that they are civic guards. On the right, one man sits far away from the table, leaning in just like the viewer has to in order to see the cards. In front of the table a man is depicted from the side just as he puts his card down. Another man sitting at the table looks at the man to see if he can break his ‘pokerface’, while two others, each on one side of the chair, look over his shoulder at his cards and those played on the table. Known for his depictions of the Dutch civic guards, Simon Kick painted several soldiering subjects in the style of Jacob le Ducq. Here he shows soldiers playing cards, using a drum for a table, a familiar motif in le Ducq's work.

University of Edinburgh

George Square

Title

Soldiers at Cards

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 61.5 x W 44.5 cm

Accession number

EU0721

Acquisition method

bequeathed as part of the Torrie Collection, 1836

Work type

Painting

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University of Edinburgh

George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland

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