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The image displays three people seated around a table. They are shown in side profile with detailed outlines of their faces and elaborate hairstyles. They are dressed in formal historical attire. A candlestick is on the table, illuminating the scene. The background features detailed interior decor. The drawing style is sketch-like with pen and ink giving it soft, monochromatic tones.
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The image displays three people seated around a table. They are shown in side profile with detailed outlines of their faces and elaborate hairstyles. They are dressed in formal historical attire. A candlestick is on the table, illuminating the scene. The background features detailed interior decor. The drawing style is sketch-like with pen and ink giving it soft, monochromatic tones.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Game of Cards

Louis Durameau

Date
1767
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 17.6 x 23.3 cm (6 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1954.17.3
Credit line
Gift of Lewis Einstein
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Card Playing
  • French
  • amusement
  • genre
Provenance

Louis Einstein [1877-1967], Paris; gift 1954 to NGA.

Inscription

lower right: DuRameau 1767

NGA object ID 43264. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.