Couple Cheating at Cards

anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1725

It is not only ‘Lady Luck’ who is the gambler’s enemy. In this card game, the woman on the right pretends to be the partner of the older man in spectacles. In fact, she is in cahoots, and playing footsie, with the elegantly dressed younger man across the table. She secretly holds a mirror over the old man’s shoulder to reveal his cards to her ‘partner in crime’.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-1902-A-22399
  • Dimensionsheight 243 mm x width 184 mm
  • Physical characteristicsmezzotint

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Couple Cheating at Cards

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-1902-A-22399

  • Description

    Twee mannen spelen kaart aan een ronde tafel in het gezelschap van een vrouw. Zij laat de tegenover haar zittende man, door middel van het spiegeltje dat zij in de hand houdt, de kaarten zien die zijn tegenpartij in de hand heeft.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Creation

  • Creation

    printmaker: anonymous

  • Dating

    c. 1700 - c. 1725

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    mezzotint

  • Dimensions

    height 243 mm x width 184 mm

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