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Billards

After Henry William Bunbury British
after 1803
Not on view
Men play billiards with a thin elderly man wearing spectacles preparing to knock an opponen'ts ball off the table. A brown-coated man stands at left and shakes his fist in anger. Below the table, two dogs face off, their forms resembling their owners. Five other men and a boy watch the scene and the wall behind is decorated with prints.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Billards
  • Etcher: Anonymous, British, 19th century
  • Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
  • Date: after 1803
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/8 × 7 3/8 in. (13 × 18.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.879
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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