"Some smudges of paint, which should be a flower market, a spot that had to imagine a drunkard leaning against the wall, and in which you - looking carefully - could still detect the true attitude. In those days he (Breitner, c. 1882-85) still thought that those painted spots represented the subject clearly enough, because he could see it all in them. He [also] talked about horsemen, running towards him from a hollow way, showed in a completely flat way [the large painting 'Cavalry' ], but I am not sure if I have already seen a kind of sketch of it at that time. (translation from the original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)"