3-056-826 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Les Yvrongnes (The Drunkards), 1568. Three men joking and singing, leaning on each other. The two men on the left wear flowers in their hats. The man in the pointed hat looks as if he is being sick. Below each man is a name: 'Azomoglan (Turkish?), Leuentí (Levantine?), Azappi'. Ivrognes in French means 'drunkards' or 'alcoholics'. From "Les quatre premiers livres des navigations et peregrinations orientales , de N. de Nicolay, Dauphinoys, seigneur d'Arfeuille, varlet de chambre, & geographe ordinaire du Roy. Avec les figures au naturel tant d'hommes que de femmes selon la diversité des nations, & de leur port, maintien & habitz" (The first four books of oriental navigations and peregrinations, by N. de Nicolay, Dauphinoys, lord of Arfeuille, chamberlain, and ordinary geographer to the King. With natural figures of both men and women according to the diversity of nations, and their bearing, deportment, and habit).