Johann Nikolaus Grooth, German
“Hey! Anybody! The Painter Says It’ll Screw Him Up If I Move. Is There Someone Who Could Push My Hat Up a Little?…Anyone?…Hello?…,” 1760
Oil on canvas
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/// Here’s Hieronymus Linder of Basel.
‘Neath his tricorn peer sharp eyes of hazel.
On his lips a smile shows,
and his generous nose
is a hint that his voice may be nasal.
/// As a Swiss soldier much of his life,
Linder marched to the sound of a fife.
Until now thought anonymous,
it was REALLY Hieronymus
who invented the Swiss Army knife.
/// In this uniform, Linder would fight.
Wore a breastplate that’s polished and bright.
Vital organs protected,
he will not be dissected,
and his lace cuffs and wig remain white.