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1 of 253523 objects
After Adriaen van Ostade (Haarlem 1610-Haarlem 1685)
Three Backgammon Players in an Interior c.1664-1700
Oil on panel | 28.0 x 34.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406435
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A poor copy of an original painting by Ostade in a Scottish private collection. Three peasants are grouped around a table on which is a backgammon board; one, wearing a waistcoat and a tall hat, stands waiting to cast the die as his seated opponent makes his move; a third leans against the ledge of window which is ajar.
Provenance
Recorded in the collection of George IV in 1806; recorded in the Upper Anti Room at Carlton House in 1816 (no 144) and in the Dining Room in 1819 (no 68); though taken to Royal Lodge ('King's Lodge') at Windsor Park in 1824, it is in the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace in 1841 (no 91)
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Previously attributed to (artist)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on panel
Measurements
28.0 x 34.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
45.7 x 52.0 x 5.0 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
"The Tric-Trac Players"
A Dutch Interior
