Old men playing checkers in Cafe de la Regence, 1800s

Old men playing checkers in Cafe de la Regence, a Palais Royale cafe famous for chess. Jeu de dames. Le Delassement des Politiques. Copied from Aaron Martinet's Caricatures Parisiennes, 1802. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene d'Allemagne's Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906

Amusement Checkerboard Checkers Chess Diversion Draughts Games And Pastimes Hachette Henry Rene Dallemagne Jeux Leisure Activity Pastime Recreations Et Passe-temps

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