Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Billiards

Deutsche Grafik 1750–1790, 1756

The image shows several individuals playing billiards in an ornate parlor. The composition includes full-body views of people around a large billiards table. One person stands in the center, holding a pool cue. Another figure lies across the table, interacting with someone leaning over with a cue. The people are dressed in 18th-century clothing, with ruffled shirts, waistcoats, long coats, and women in full-length dresses with detailed sleeves. The individuals' hair is styled according to the period, including wigs and neatly coiffed hair. The background features windows, wall panels, and decorative moldings, with an overhead light fixture above the table and a baroque-style scrollwork frame surrounding the scene.
Artista
Deutsche Grafik 1750–1790
Datazione
1756
Tipologia
Disegno
Tecnica
pen and black ink with gray and black wash over traces of graphite, heightened with white gouache on laid paper, incised throughout and laid down
Dimensioni
17,6 × 25,1 cm
Collezione
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenza
Pubblico dominio, CC0

Descrizione dell’immagine

The image shows several individuals playing billiards in an ornate parlor. The composition includes full-body views of people around a large billiards table. One person stands in the center, holding a pool cue. Another figure lies across the table, interacting with someone leaning over with a cue. The people are dressed in 18th-century clothing, with ruffled shirts, waistcoats, long coats, and women in full-length dresses with detailed sleeves. The individuals' hair is styled according to the period, including wigs and neatly coiffed hair. The background features windows, wall panels, and decorative moldings, with an overhead light fixture above the table and a baroque-style scrollwork frame surrounding the scene.

Deutsche Grafik 1750–1790