Men playing draughts in Button's coffee-house ca. 1720 Aquatint by S. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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544375i
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Four men gathered around a table, an old man in a cloak and a man with a document standing, the other two playing a game of draughts. The standing man (named on the plate as "Count Viviani") addresses a seated man ("Dr Arbuthnot") who is playing draughts with an unnamed man. The standing man on the left resembles Alexander Pope

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[London]

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1 print : aquatint ; image 12 x 17.6 cm

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Characters who frequented Button's coffee-house about the year 1720 Hogarth del: Sam: Ireland fecit Bears number: Plate 3

References note

R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, London, 1989, no.

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Wellcome Collection 544375i

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