The Last Drop is a c. 1629 oil painting by Judith Leyster in the John G. Johnson collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

[3] It was not until 1893 that Judith Leyster was rediscovered and was given recognition as a leading woman in Dutch Golden Age painting.

[4] In 1903 it was documented that the British dealer and auction house Sir George Donaldson, exhibited The Last Drop and Leyster's Merry Trio together.

[4] At this time, Cornelis Hofstede de Groot recognized Leyster's signature on the Carousing Couple, which had previously been credited to Frans Hals.

[4] There is a slight resemblance between Leyster's work and Frans Hals's artistic style, but this is not enough to prove that she was his student.

[5] In reference to the skeleton and the party scene in The Last Drop, one underlying meaning for this art piece focuses on the loss of self-respect and dissipated state of drunkenness.

This is similar to Hans Holbein's Dance of Death series, which also shows a skeleton hanging around those who are intoxicated and giving an individual more to drink.

Judith Leyster used a candle to light up the activities that were taking place and establish the nighttime setting.

In contrast, the daylight scene of The Merry Trio serves to show that true gaiety can be found in moderation.

[1] In the Philadelphia Museum of Art online catalog for The Last Drop, the artwork is described as a scene of vastenavond (Shrove Tuesday),[6] an annual celebration honored by Christian denominations in the seventh week before Eastern Orthodox Easter on the day before Ash Wednesday.

The figure of death holds both a skull and an hourglass in front of the men, yet they are unaware due to their mental state.