Those Who Could, Walked; Those Who Could Not, Fell

This artwork is part of a group of five pastels. They form a humorous story that shows a group of distinguished gentlemen having a sociable evening that starts off respectably and gradually gets completely out of hand through drink. The name of the series, NELRI, is a composition of the initials of the five Latin titles at the tops of the frames.  (This artwork is the I, for Ibant qui poterant, qui non potuere cadebant.)

Here, Troost did not work in oil but in gouache (opaque watercolor with gum arabic) and pastel (soft chalk). This technique was very popular in the 18th century.

Cornelis Troost was an 18th-century painter and actor (!) from Amsterdam. His works were influenced by William Hogarth, and certainly by French artists such as Watteau, Boucher, and Lancret. We present today's work thanks to the Mauritshuis and yes, you can see two men kissing in this pastel.

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P.S. Here you can read about Watteau and the Mysteries of Rococo and here is our Rococo womens' beauty guide!  :-D

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