Men playing skittles in a pub garden, late 18th century

Men playing the game of skittles (quilles) in a pub garden. One man clutches his shin after it has been hit by the bowling ball. From an English caricature of the late 18th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903

Allemagne Bowls Dadresse Jeux Pastime Skittles

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