Details

Subject(s)

• Chess players—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Couples—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Indoor games—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Recreation—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Caricature [Browse]

Notes

• Medium: Pen-and-wash drawings on wove paper
• Depiction: Interior scene. Room where man and woman play chess at table, one figure stands.
• Unsigned.
• Title below in TR's hand. No print known. A Lilliputian man and woman chess player can be found on Row2 of Sheet 24 of the Grotesque Borders - but have no relation to this drawing. For other more elaborate studies of Chess players by TR see Checkmate <Y.

Source acquisition

Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.

References

Rothrock no. A25

Statement on responsible collection description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...