Friday, August 14, 2009

Three backgammon players in an interior



Adriaen van Ostade
1610-1685

Oil on panel 28 x 34.5 cm
Acquired by George IV when Prince Regent
It bears a spurious signature, lower left: A. Ostade / 1670

From The Royal Collections
About Adriaen van Ostade (from Wikipedia)

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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A mezzotint print on paper, made by Jacob Cole between 1675 and 1724. It's a composition, "after Cornelis Dusart", where two backgammon players seen in a tarvern, one seated on a bench, turning around to look out and another one standing over the game looking attentively.. (British Museum)