Caption

The chess players, reproduction, page, photomechanical print, printmaker: Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, after painting by Albert Pierre Roberti, c. 1889 - in or before 1899, photographer, paper, color autotype, heliochrome reproduction, height 168 mm x width 115 mm, organization, functions and dignitaries in Roman Catholic church, clergy in general, chess, exterior, representation of a building, An indoor scene shows two seated men at a small ornate table with a chessboard on it; one man wears a red robe and sits in a high green-upholstered chair with his hands near the board, the other wears a brown hooded robe and leans forward from a carved wooden chair while moving a piece. Behind them is a painted wall or tapestry depicting trees and distant buildings, and to the right a patterned curtain is pulled back. The floor features a patterned rug under the table and chairs and a checkerboard tiled area beyond, and decorative moldings and a floral border run along the lower wall.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_484

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.1Mb (8.9Mb) / 11.0in x 17.7in / 3299 x 5306 (300dpi)

Keywords

chess players reproduction page photomechanical print printmaker Waterlow & Sons Limited London painting Albert Pierre Roberti c 1889 - 1899 photographer paper color autotype heliochrome reproduction height 168 mm x width 115 mm organization functions dignitaries Roman Catholic church clergy general chess exterior representation building indoor scene two seated men small ornate table chessboard man wears red robe sits high green-upholstered chair hands near board wears brown hooded robe leans forward carved wooden chair moving piece them painted wall tapestry depicting trees distant buildings right patterned curtain pulled back floor features patterned rug under chairs checkerboard tiled area beyond decorative moldings floral border run lower wall