Playing Tric Trac
Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg French
Not on view
This caricature shows men seated around tables playing backgammon, known familiarly as tric trac. At left a stout womans behind a counter collects money. The print is a rare example of Louthebourg's work as a satirist while living in France. Most of his works of this type were produced in London, where he moved in 1771 and remained for the rest of his life.