The Drummer, Cornelis Dusart, 1670 - 1704
pencil, pen and brush in brown, h 204mm × w 157mm More details
This drummer and the peepshow boy originally formed part of a large set of depictions of hucksters, journeymen and fairground vendors. Perhaps the drawings were intended for a series of prints, however the plan was never realized. These sets were known as ‘street cries’, after the way the hawkers shouted out their wares and services.
