Wednesday, December 1, 2010

family game of checkers ("jeu des dames") by French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly, ca. 1803

A family game of checkers ("jeu des dames") by French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly, ca. 1803

Painting of a family game of checkers ("jeu des dames") by French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly, ca. 1803

Shows the Paris idea, under strong neoclassical fashion influences in the years around 1800, of attire for females of different ages. On the floor, the family dog and cat don't seem to be getting along.

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