Les Joueurs de Cartes
after Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier (Lyon 1815 – Paris 1891)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
172 mm (H); 222 mm (W)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32850.28
Summary
Print, etching, Les Joueurs de Cartes after Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (Lyon 1815 – Paris 1891). Black and white etching of a group of men, two sitting on a bench, one man standing in the foreground and three standing around. One of the men is holding a sword and there is a helmet in the foreground. Beneath etching is: Peint par Meissonier / LES JOUEURS DE CARTES / Gravé par Le Rat / Publié and Imprimé and Cle Paris.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
after Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier (Lyon 1815 – Paris 1891), artist