Water games and the goose game, 1682

Water games for the Dauphin and his courtiers at a festival on the River Seine, 25 August 1682. Sailors on rowboats joust with poles while a group of men try to grab a goose hanging from a rope. From an illustrated calendar printed in 1700. La joute sur l'eau et le jeu de l'oyson. Lithograph from Henry Rene d'Allemagne's Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906

1682 17th Century Amusement Courtiers Dauphin Diversion Games And Pastimes Goose Grab Hachette Henry Rene Dallemagne Jeux Joust King Louis Xiv Leisure Activity Pastime Poles Recreations Et Passe-temps Rowboat Sun King

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