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Amusements

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  • An Englishman and Asian man seated in a pavilion playing chess and both smoking the hooka. Coloured aquatint by T. Rickards, ca. 1804, after C. Gold.
  • A drunken scene in a dancing hall with a sly customer eyeing a girl. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
  • A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by M. Liart, c. 1783, after A. van Ostade.
  • A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by J. Heudelot, late 18th century, after A. van Ostade.
  • Six figures passing the time with various entertainments. Mezzotint by J. Wilson, 1771, after G.M. Kraus.
  • A man sits drinking at a table and is entertained by a fiddler as a woman holds his music open. Etching by D. Deuchar, 18th century, after A. van Ostade.
  • Children watching a magic lantern show. Coloured lithograph.
  • Men playing backgammon outside in an arbor, nearby others smoke and drink. Etching by J. de Visscher after A. van Ostade.
  • The interior of a tavern with men and women carousing at a table and children on the floor. Mezzotint, early 19th century, after A. van Ostade.
  • An Englishman and Asian man seated in a pavilion playing chess and both smoking the hooka. Coloured aquatint by T. Rickards, c. 1804, after C. Gold.
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