A Party of Gamblers and Smokers

The painting is a moral lesson - excessive alcohol consumption, smoking and gambling were regarded as sinful and time wasting activities by many, especially the moralists and preachers. Judging by notches in the provisional desk, the gambler in yellow trousers is currently winning. The only person not watching the game is the drunken man sitting on the gouged out cask with his jug and long Gouda pipe.