Ludwig Elsholtz (1805-1850) - Im Wirtshaus - Keine Selbstbedienung

A moody genre scene in a tavern; the central figure is a female waitress/innkeeper who resists the persistent advances of a guest; numerous other people are visible, shown in different poses and activities.

Oil on canvas, doublé; signed at the lower right: L. Elsholz.

Ludwig Elsholtz (* June 2, 1805 in Berlin; died February 3, 1850 in the same city) was a German watercolor, genre, and battle painter, who was also active as an illustrator of plate books and of children’s and youth books.