Caption

Card players, print, A card player with playing cards in hand and on the table. A man in the background. The print lies loose in an album, see page 26., inscription: 'Frans van Mieris Fecit 1663, CPloos v Amstel JC Fecit 1777', printmaker: Cornelis Brouwer, after drawing by Frans van Mieris, supervision: Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (signed by artist), Amsterdam, 1777, paper, print drawing, etching, crayon manner, through-print, etching in crayon manner and through-print, height 193 mm x width 148 mm, playing-cards, A monochrome drawing of two men seated at a table inside a room, one man in the foreground facing slightly left with a large feathered hat, wavy hair, a loose collar with scalloped edges, and a coat with visible buttons, his arms resting on the table and one hand holding playing cards, while the other man in the background sits turned away with his head bowed and a cloak draped over his shoulders; on the table there are scattered cards, a small book, and coins, and behind them a wall with a framed hanging and architectural beams visible at the ceiling.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B22_239

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37.3Mb (11.3Mb) / 10.5in x 13.8in / 3151 x 4135 (300dpi)

Keywords

Card players print card player playing cards hand table man background print lies loose album see page 26 inscription Frans van Mieris Fecit 1663 CPloos v Amstel JC Fecit 1777 printmaker Cornelis Brouwer drawing Frans van Mieris supervision Cornelis Ploos van Amstel signed artist Amsterdam 1777 paper print drawing etching crayon manner -print height 193 mm x width 148 mm playing-cards monochrome drawing two men seated table inside room foreground facing slightly left large feathered hat wavy hair loose collar scalloped edges coat visible buttons arms resting holding background sits turned away head bowed cloak draped shoulders scattered cards small book coins them wall framed hanging architectural beams visible ceiling