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Arnauts Playing Draughts

Etching
1856 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching depicting two Albanian military personnel playing draughts. Signed, dated and lettered with title and printer's name and address.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleArnauts Playing Draughts (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Etching by J. L. Gerome entitled 'Arnauts Playing Draughts', depicting two Albanian military personnel playing a board game. Great Britain, 1856.
Physical description
Etching depicting two Albanian military personnel playing draughts. Signed, dated and lettered with title and printer's name and address.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17cm
  • Width: 23.2cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
  • JL Gérome (Signed)
  • 1856 (Dated)
  • J.L.Gérome, H.R.A.Pinxt. H. Valentin, Sculpt. London, Virtue & Co. Limited (Lettered)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.292

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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