The subject is the celebrated scene of "Falstaff Mustering his Recruits," as painted by the eminent Dusseldorf artist, Schrodter, whose inimitable characterizations are of world-wide celebrity. It is taken from Henry IV, Act III., where Falstaff visits Shallow's office to inspect the men drafted for his service. The moment chosen is when the "recruits" are called in to pass inspection. Falstaff stands leaning upon the counter of the office, arrayed in all his notable glory of crimson, gold lace, and trappings of the field; and such a Falstaff! [P. 20.]
Descriptive Catalogue of the Paintings now on exhibition at the Institute of Fine Arts, 625 Broadway, comprising the Celebrated Pictures of the well-known Dusseldorf Gallery, and also a Collection of Works by American Artists. New York: John Russell, Printer, No. 79 John Street. 1861.
