A game of checkers in Cafe de la Regence, Palais Royal
A game of checkers in Cafe de la Regence, Palais Royal. The original showed chess players, including composer and chess master Philidor (seated left) and his tutor Legall de Kermeur, holding umbrella, dating it to pre-French Revolution. From a lithograph by Louis Leopold Boilly. Une Partie des Dames. Lithograph from Henry Rene d'Allemagne's Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906
Picture No
14008390
Media ID
45756706
Size
7042px x 4747px
(9.0MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Louis Leopold Boilly
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18th Century Amusement Checkerboard Checkers Diversion Draughts Games And Pastimes Hachette Henry Rene Dallemagne Jeux Leisure Activity Palais Royal Pastime Recreations Et Passe-temps
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