Sujet
The End of the Game by F. Dadd, 1881. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
The End of the Game by F. Dadd, 1881. Engraving of a painting. '...neither of the two combatants has lost his life, though one appears to be slightly wounded...The younger of the duellists is just now having his pulse felt by the surgeon; his left arm is bound up, and he seems to have got a scratch upon it...His countenance has a gentle, though spirited and courageous look; and we cannot doubt that he is a youth of honourable disposition, whom the other man, a hardened reprobate of middle age, has plotted to despoil of a large part of his inheritance by some fraudulent trick of the game, and who has discovered and openly denounced the scoundrelly deception. They have come out of the tavern at break of day, each accompanied by his "second," on the sands of the seashore...and, having laid down their coats, hats, and wigs, and taken off their ruffles and cravats, engaged in combat with the rapier or small sword, which was a very deadly weapon if it pierced the breast and vital organs. The elder of the two has in his countenance an expression of malignant hatred and revenge, which makes us dread the consequences if the duel should be resumed upon the verdict of the surgeon in attendance'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A33_211
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
46,9Mo (3,8Mo) / 42,0cm x 28,0cm / 4958 x 3308 (300dpi)