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Source Description
Two gentlemen in Louis XIII attire have fought a fatal duel over a game of tarot. One lies dead with his head resting on an overturned chair and the other, clasping his chest, expires in the background. Strewn across the floor are the cards with the two swords and three coins visible in the right foreground. The setting is actually Meissonier's richly furnished studio at Poissy. This picture illustrates Meissonier's mastery of foreshortening and his ability to express dramatic action in a miniature scale.
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Document identity
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20251
label
The End of the Game of Cards
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drawing
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3
Source metadata
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20251
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drawing
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normalized
title
The End of the Game of Cards
description
Two gentlemen in Louis XIII attire have fought a fatal duel over a game of tarot. One lies dead with his head resting on an overturned chair and the other, clasping his chest, expires in the background. Strewn across the floor are the cards with the two swords and three coins visible in the right foreground. The setting is actually Meissonier's richly furnished studio at Poissy. This picture illustrates Meissonier's mastery of foreshortening and his ability to express dramatic action in a miniature scale.
provenance
William Hood Stewart, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William Hood Stewart Sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 1898, no. 110 [1]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1898, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.[1] sold for $9000 (annotated auction catalog, WAM library)
date
1865
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
panel paintings
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.2
height
18
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 3/4 × W: 7 1/16 in. (22.2 × 18 cm); Framed H: 15 1/16 × W: 13 9/16 × D: 2 15/16 in. (38.3 × 34.5 × 7.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower right: E MEISSONIER; [Date] Lower right: 1865
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oil on panel
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4228
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EAN
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2323
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3607
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