Soldiers Playing at Cards, from "Illustrated London News"
The Spanish painter Ruipérez was known for producing gently nostaglic historical genre subjects, often inspired by 17th and 18th century Dutch and French precedents. In this composition, a French soldier plays at cards with a country man in an inn, and the latter seems likely to be outwitted. Thomas's engraving, published in the "Illustrated News," reproduced a painting shown in April 1861 at The French Gallery at 120-121 Pall, a venue established by Ernest Gambart around 1854 that showed European works every Spring.
Artwork Details
- Title: Soldiers Playing at Cards, from "Illustrated London News"
- Engraver: William Luson Thomas (British, London 1830–1900 Chertsey, Surrey)
- Draftsman: Drawn on the block by Matthew Somerville Morgan (American (born England), London 1839–1890 New York)
- Artist: After Luis Ruipérez (Spanish, Murcia 1832–1867 Murcia)
- Date: May 4, 1861
- Medium: Wood engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 9 1/8 × 12 3/16 in. (23.2 × 30.9 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (24.7 × 31.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2015
- Object Number: 2015.653.9
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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